Impact of the first hand sanitizing relay world record on compliance with hand hygiene in a hospital

Seto, Wing Hong; Cowling, Benjamin J; Cheung, Christina W Y; Wong, Cindy Y Y; Ching, Patricia T Y; Pittet, Didier; Chen, Raymond C I

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.12.004

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Impact of the first hand sanitizing relay world record on compliance with hand hygiene in a hospital

ContributorsSeto, Wing Hong; Cowling, Benjamin J; Cheung, Christina W Y; Wong, Cindy Y Y; Ching, Patricia T Y; Pittet, Didier; Chen, Raymond C I

Published inAmerican journal of infection control, vol. 43, no. 3, p. 295-297

Publication date2015

Abstract

Staff of a large hospital in Hong Kong attempted and set the first Guinness World Record for the most participants in a hand sanitizing relay in May 2014. After this event, average compliance with hand hygiene increased from 72% (95% CI, 70%-74%) in 2013 to 85% (95% CI, 83%-87%) in June-July 2014, and the conceptual understanding of good hand hygiene practices improved.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)

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SETO, Wing Hong et al. Impact of the first hand sanitizing relay world record on compliance with hand hygiene in a hospital. In: American journal of infection control, 2015, vol. 43, n° 3, p. 295–297. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.12.004

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PID : unige:73970
DOI : 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.12.004
PMID : 25728157

Journal ISSN0196-6553

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