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.
SSI Guidelines Provide Real-World Strategies
2014.05.19.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common and costly healthcare-associated infection (HAI) in the United States. New evidence-based recommendations provide a framework for healthcare institutions to prioritize and implement strategies to reduce the number of infections. Read more
Doctors lag behind Nurses in hand hygiene practice
2014.05.15.
A study published in the The Lancet Infectious Diseases, examined the effectiveness of the educational initiative of the WHO’s hand-hygiene program. So far the five-step strategy has been implemented at more than 15,700 healthcare settings in 168 countries worldwide and more than 50 governments have based their national hand-hygiene campaigns on it.
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Deadly fungus transmitted by hospital linen
2014.05.12.
In New Orleans Children’s Hospital there was identified an outbreak of a flesh-eating fungal infection, mucormycosis, and several children died between August 2008 and July 2009. This infection is most likely spread by bed linens, towels or gowns, according to a medical journal. Read more
0505 – ÁNTSZ nap Budapest
2014.05.07.
A korábbi bejegyzésben imsertettett kézhigiénés világnap alkalmából került megrendezésre az ÁNTSZ által szervezett tudományos ülés 2014. május 6.-án az OTH „Fodor József” teremben, az üléselnöki posztot dr. Melles Márta főigazgató főorvos látta el. A konferencián Magyarország területéről érkezett infekciokontroll szakemberek, illetve iparági képviselők vettek részt.
0505 – Kézhigiénés Világnap
2014.05.05.
Május 5-e, a Kézhigiéniás Világnap alkalmából az Egészségügyi Világszervezet (WHO) „MENTS ÉLETEKET: Moss kezet” kampányához több ezer intézmény csatlakozik ismét világszerte, köztük az ÁNTSZ és a Hand-in-Scan csapat is. Read more
0505 – No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow
The new tagline for the World Hand Hygiene Day. WHO has issued new posters as well for the WHO 5 moments to help you spread the information in your facility. Download the full poster from this website. Read more
0505 – World Hand Hygiene Day
2014.05.01.
As part of the WHO’s global annual program, the World Hand Hygiene Day – Clean Yours Hands – Stop The spread of Drug-resistant Germs, on the 5th of May you are free to join a conference held by Prof. Didier Pittet Read more
City of handwashing: Glasgow breaks world record
2014.04.25.
Hoping to break the world record set in 2012 by England’s Health Protection Agency, Glasgow pupils, primary schools, scientists and healthcare professional joined together on 19 March in a unique attempt to promote hand hygiene and smash a world record. Read more