Programs to improve hand hygiene reduced infections, increased compliance

Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 11:31 in Health & Medicine

Hospital infection prevention teams have improved hand washing and sanitizing compliance at the hospital to nearly 100 percent among clinical staff through accountability and educational measures. In a separate effor, rates of a deadly infection were reduced by educating patients about hand hygiene.

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