Tartari, Ermira; Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando; Pires, Daniela; Fankhauser, Carolina; Lotfinejad, Nasim; Saito, Hiroki; Suchomel, Miranda; Kramer, Axel; Allegranzi, Benedetta; Boyce, John; Sax, Hugo; Stewardson, Andrew J; Pittet, Didier (2024). Updates and future directions regarding hand hygiene in the healthcare setting: insights from the 3rd ICPIC alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) task force. Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 13(26) BioMed Central 10.1186/s13756-024-01374-9
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Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose threats to global health. Effective hand hygiene is essential for preventing HAIs and the spread of AMR in healthcare. We aimed to highlight the recent progress and future directions in hand hygiene and alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) use in the healthcare setting. In September 2023, 42 experts in infection prevention and control (IPC) convened at the 3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) ABHR Taskforce in Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of this meeting was to provide a synthesis of recent evidence and formulate a research agenda on four critical areas for the implementation of effective hand hygiene practices: (1) ABHR formulations and hand rubbing techniques, (2) low-resource settings and local production of ABHR, (3) hand hygiene monitoring and technological innovations, and (4) hand hygiene standards and guidelines.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Sax, Hugo Siegfried |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2047-2994 |
Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Mar 2024 15:49 |
Last Modified: |
04 Mar 2024 15:52 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/s13756-024-01374-9 |
PubMed ID: |
38424571 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Alcohol-based handrub Antimicrobial resistance Hand hygiene Healthcare-associated infections Infection prevention and control Microbial load Skin microbiome Technique Volume |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/193654 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/193654 |
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