Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Failures in stethoscope hygiene can lead to patient infections
You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean...or wipe ....or swab a stethoscope?
Jul 18, 2017
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News tagged with hand hygiene
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Even perfectly clean hands can lead to MRSA transmission in NICU babies
Even if hospital workers practice perfect hand hygiene, MRSA can still spread among babies in the NICU, according to new research led by a Drexel University researcher.
Jun 29, 2017
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Immunology
Is it safe to wash my hands, doctor?
A battle is waging about how often and how carefully we should wash our hands. Many allergy experts say it is vital for our future health and that of our children to reduce hand washing and allow friendly microbes back into ...
Oct 10, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hand hygiene program improves hygiene compliance
(HealthDay)—Implementation of a hand hygiene program can improve compliance with hand hygiene and reduce health-care-associated infections (HAIs), according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Aug 15, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The Hawthorne Effect hinders accurate hand hygiene observation, study says
When healthcare providers know they are being watched, they are twice as likely to comply with hand hygiene guidelines. This is in comparison to when healthcare providers do not know someone is watching, according to a new ...
Jun 10, 2016
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Health
Yuck factor may boost hand hygiene compliance
The yuck factor may be an effective tool for boosting hand hygiene compliance among health care workers, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Jun 9, 2016
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Health
Hand washing stops infections, so why do health care workers skip it?
Hospital infections affect almost two million people in the United States every year, 100,000 of whom die. Up to 70 percent of these infections could be prevented if health care workers follow recommended protocols, which ...
May 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Handwashing gets skipped a third of the time in outpatient healthcare
Despite having policies in place to prevent infections, staff at outpatient care facilities fail to follow recommendations for hand hygiene 37 percent of the time, and for safe injection practices 33 percent of the time, ...
Apr 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Six-step hand-washing technique found most effective for reducing bacteria
New research demonstrates that the six-step hand-hygiene technique recommended by the World Health Organization is superior to a three-step method suggested by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in ...
Apr 8, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital hand-washing campaign effective but expensive
The National Hand Hygiene Initiative run in Australian hospitals successfully reduced risks of a potentially deadly and costly-to-treat 'golden staph' infection.
Feb 15, 2016
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