In a study, published in the December issue of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, researchers examined whether shortening the application time for alcohol-based hand rubs is safe and whether ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 30 second application of a six-step hand washing and hand rub regimen that could keep infections away. New research titled, 'Simplifying the WHO ...

Researchers conducted a study to see whether disinfection with an alcohol-based hand rub is more tolerable than traditional handwashing with mild soap and water, according to a study published in the ...

New research shows that applying alcohol-based hand rub in 15 seconds using a three-step technique is as effective for hand hygiene as the protocol recommended by the World Health Organization, which ...

The CDC makes the following 13 recommendations for indications for handwashing and hand antisepsis in its “Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings.” 1. When hands are visibly dirty or ...

In a clinical setting, a three-step hand hygiene protocol resulted in higher compliance with both hand hygiene technique and indications compared with the six-step method endorsed by WHO, according to ...

Hand hygiene saves lives. In fact, it’s the single most important measure for preventing the spread of pathogens.Alcohol-based hand rubs are the global standard for hand hygiene in healthcare ...

In the war to prevent hospital-acquired infections, nurses are better about washing their hands than doctors, a new study found. Despite widespread evidence that alcohol-based hand rub is the cheapest ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Today on Hand Hygiene Day, observed each year on May 5, WHO is promoting its annual campaign, “Save Lives: Clean ...

Hand sanitizer turned into a pocket-sized security blanket over the past few years, but it was never designed to solve every mess you get on your hands. When you are dealing with grease, grime, ...