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Variability in the Duration and Thoroughness of Hand Hygiene

Year: 2019

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: We observed 354 hand hygiene instances across 41 healthcare workers doffing personal protective equipment at 4 hospital-based biocontainment units. We measured the duration and thoroughness of each hand hygiene instance. Both parameters varied substantially, with systematic differences between hospitals and differences between healthcare workers accounting for much of the variance.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz612

Authors: Joel M Mumma, Francis T Durso, Lisa M Casanova, Kimberly Erukunuakpor, Colleen S Kraft, Susan M Ray, Andi L Shane, Victoria L Walsh, Puja Y Shah, Craig Zimring, Jennifer DuBose, Jesse T Jacob

Institutions: Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,763

Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Awards: A FOUR-ARM PROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTER STUDY TO ASSESS THE CLINICAL EFFICACY, EFFECT, G661928818

OpenAlex ID: W2975906324

FWCI: 0.685

Cites: 13

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10