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Current Infectious Disease Reports
Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports 4/2015

01-04-2015 | Healthcare Associated Infections (G Bearman, Section Editor)

Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring: the State of the Art

Authors: Claudia Jarrin Tejada, Gonzalo Bearman

Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports | Issue 4/2015

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Abstract

Hand hygiene is crucial to prevent transmission of hospital-acquired infections. The WHO recommends five moments for hand hygiene: (1) before patient contact, (2) before performing an aseptic task, (3) after exposure with body fluids, (4) after patient contact, and (5) after contact with patient’s surroundings. Nevertheless, hand hygiene compliance rates remain low among healthcare workers. Direct observation is the gold standard method for hand hygiene monitoring; however, it is time consuming and observer dependent. Technology has allowed the development of several other hand hygiene surveillance methods. In this article, we review the different modalities for hand hygiene compliance monitoring.
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Metadata
Title
Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring: the State of the Art
Authors
Claudia Jarrin Tejada
Gonzalo Bearman
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Infectious Disease Reports / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1523-3847
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-015-0470-0

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