Reduction of healthcare-associated infections by exceeding high compliance with hand hygiene practices
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31/08/2016
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Improving hand hygiene from high to very high compliance has not been documented to decrease healthcare-associated infections. The researchers conducted longitudinal analyses during 2013–2015 in an 853-bed hospital and observed a significantly increased hand hygiene compliance rate (p<0.001) and a significantly decreased healthcare-associated infection rate (p = 0.0066).