{"id":1004,"date":"2025-05-10T17:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T16:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2025-05-10T17:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T16:16:45","slug":"hand-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/?p=1004","title":{"rendered":"Hand hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png 1252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/microregistrar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-5.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/integrated-health-services\/infection-prevention-control\/hand-hygiene\">WHO: Hand Hygiene Improvement programmes (2017)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/eid\/article\/22\/9\/15-1440_article\">CDC: Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections by High Compliance with Hand Hygiene (2016)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31219838\/\">Lydon et al.: ICU Hand Hygiene Compliance Systematic Review (2017)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35435564\/\">Systematic review: ED Hand Hygiene Practices (2022)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/03-04-2019-1-in-4-health-care-facilities-lacks-basic-water-services-unicef-who\">WHO\/UNICEF JMP: WASH in Health Care Facilities Report (2019)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/clean-hands\/hcp\/clinical-safety\/index.html\">CDC: Clinical Safety\u2014Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Guidance (2024)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0196655315012274\">Evidence-based practices to increase hand hygiene compliance (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8.<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27532259\/\">Sickbert-Bennett et al.: 2013\u20132015 Longitudinal HAI &amp; Compliance Study<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9.<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35724953\/\">Impact of Direct Hand Hygiene Observations and Feedback (2022)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/clean-hands\/about\/hand-hygiene-for-healthcare.html\">CDC: Hand Hygiene for Patients in Healthcare Settings (2024)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology\/article\/sheaidsaapic-practice-recommendation-strategies-to-prevent-healthcareassociated-infections-through-hand-hygiene-2022-update\/FCD05235C79DC57F0E7F54D7EC314C2C\">SHEA\/IDSA\/APIC Practice Recommendations update (2022)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aha.org\/news\/headline\/2023-02-09-groups-update-best-practices-hand-hygiene-prevent-infection\">AHA: Updated Best Practices for Hand Hygiene (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9632745\/\">PMC: History of Hand 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