Studies shed light on hand hygiene knowledge and infection risk in hospitals and elementary schools
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Increased hand hygiene knowledge positively correlates with a decreased risk of transmitting infection among both healthcare workers (HCW) and elementary school children, according to two studies published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.