Hand hygiene performance in an intensive care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eduardo Casaroto; Jose Roberto Generoso; Bruna Marques Tofaneto; Luigi Makowski Bariani; Mariana de Amorim Auler; Nathalia Xavier; Marcelo Prado; Elivane da Silva Victor; Takaaki Kobayashi; Michael B Edmond; Fernando Gatti de Menezes; Alexandre R Marra

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.018

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Hand hygiene performance in an intensive care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Hand hygiene performance in an intensive care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Eduardo Casaroto, Jose Roberto Generoso, Bruna Marques Tofaneto, Luigi Makowski Bariani, Mariana de Amorim Auler, Nathalia Xavier, Marcelo Prado, Elivane da Silva Victor, Takaaki Kobayashi, Michael B Edmond, …

American journal of infection control, Vol.50(5), pp.585-587

05/2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.018

PMCID: PMC8801589

PMID: 35114323

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Abstract

The current COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the focus on infection prevention in hospitals. We evaluated hand hygiene compliance with alcohol-based hand rub via electronic observation among healthcare workers in an intensive care unit from 2017 to 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with an increase in hand hygiene compliance.

COVID-19 - prevention & control

Cross Infection - epidemiology

Cross Infection - prevention & control

Guideline Adherence

Hand Disinfection

Hand Hygiene

Health Personnel

Humans

Infection Control

Intensive Care Units

Pandemics - prevention & control

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Title: Subtitle: Hand hygiene performance in an intensive care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Creators: Eduardo Casaroto - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Jose Roberto Generoso - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Bruna Marques Tofaneto - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Luigi Makowski Bariani - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mariana de Amorim Auler - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Nathalia Xavier - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Marcelo Prado - Division of Research and Development, i-HealthSys, São Carlos, Brazil.
Elivane da Silva Victor - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Takaaki Kobayashi - University of Iowa
Michael B Edmond - West Virginia University
Fernando Gatti de Menezes - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Alexandre R Marra - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: American journal of infection control, Vol.50(5), pp.585-587
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.01.018
PMID: 35114323
PMCID: PMC8801589
NLM abbreviation: Am J Infect Control
ISSN: 0196-6553
eISSN: 1527-3296
Language: English
Date published: 05/2022
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984359694302771

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