Hand Hygiene

Data from more than 3 million participants in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative revealed that SARS-CoV-2 reinfections have similar severity to initial infections.

Installation of a stethoscope disinfection device improved hand hygiene compliance among health care workers at an urgent care clinic and ED, researchers reported.

Biofilms that form in sink drains and plumbing can host multidrug resistant organisms, but cross-department efforts to sanitize them can limit their spread, according to a study.

ORLANDO — Business intelligence software helped improve hand hygiene compliance by making data available and easily accessible in real time, researchers shared at the APIC 2023 meeting.

ORLANDO — An automated hand hygiene monitoring system improved hand hygiene compliance at a New Jersey hospital, according to results presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual conference.

The largest outbreak of acute gastroenteritis recorded in the Grand Canyon National Park backcountry occurred from April to June 2022 and affected at least 222 backpackers and rafters, data in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed.

Health care workers with atopic dermatitis had greater irritation, dryness and other skin issues due to how frequently they washed their hands, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Amid the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, select units at the University of Chicago Medical Center achieved daily hand hygiene compliance rates of more than 90%, and some even hit 100% at one point, data show.

Proper hand hygiene is essential to reduce COVID-19 transmission and preserve skin barrier integrity, according to a review published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Heading into the holiday season, COVID-19 cases are rising across the United States, with new cases per day reaching triple digits.