MOVING ANNOUNCEMENT
We have moved our hand hygiene blog to another location. Our new site will give the chance to comment our posts and search older posts easier. We hope that these changes will bring us closer.
Hand hygiene rates increase three-fold when auditors are visible
2014.07.28.
Healthcare workers’ hand hygiene rates were found to be three times higher when auditors were visible to healthcare workers than when there were no auditors present, according to a study in a major Canadian acute-care hospital. Read more
Greetings with fist bump
2014.07.25.
“Fist bumping” transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural expectation of hand-to-hand contact between patients and clinicians, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control. Read more
Elevator buttons as transmitters
2014.07.18.
The next time you take an elevator in a hospital, get a little cautious while pressing the buttons. A new study reveals that hospital elevator buttons may be dirtier than toilets. Read more
Clostridium difficile: not just in hospitals anymore
2014.07.14.
Without proper infection prevention in hospitals, and now homes, the Clostridium difficile bacteria poses a major health threat, cautions a Case Western Reserve University infection control researcher. Read more
FDA restricts the usage of common antimicrobial soaps
2014.07.11.
Proposed rules by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could remove antibacterial soaps and body washes from store shelves – and might lead to 7.5 million new cases of foodborne illness and more than $38 billion in healthcare costs annually. Read more
Low hand hygiene compliance rates during anesthesia administration
2014.07.07.
Anesthesia providers are missing opportunities to clean their hands during surgical procedures, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Infection Control. Read more
HAESF board visit
2014.07.03.
The Hungarian-American Enterprise Scholarship Fund (HAESF) directory board had honored our headquarters with their presence, since many of their scholarship fellows are working in our team. Read more