Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings : recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/ODSS Hand Hygiene Task Force

Boyce, John M.; Pittet, Didier

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Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings : recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/ODSS Hand Hygiene Task Force

October 25, 2002
By Boyce, John M. ; Pittet, Didier
Series: MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 51, no. RR-16

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Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (U.S.) ; Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ; Infectious Diseases Society of America ; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion. Less -
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The Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings provides health-care workers (HCWs) with a review of data regarding handwashing and hand antisepsis in health-care settings. In addition, it provides specific recommendations to promote improved hand-hygiene practices and reduce transmission ofpathogenic microorganisms to patients and personnel in health-care settings. This report reviews studies published since the 1985 CDC guideline (Garner JS, Favero MS. CDC guideline for handwashing and hospital environmental control, 1985. Infect Control 1986;7:231-43) and the 1995 APIC guideline (Larson EL, APIC Guidelines Committee. APIC guideline for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings. Am J Infect Control 1995;23:251-69) were issued and provides an in-depth review of hand-hygiene practices of HCWs, levels of adherence of personnel to recommended handwashing practices, and factors adversely affecting adherence. New studies of the in vivo efficacy of alcohol-based hand rubs and the low incidence of dermatitis associated with their use are reviewed. Recent studies demonstrating the value of multidisciplinary hand-hygiene promotion programs and the potential role of alcohol-based hand rubs in improving hand-hygiene practices are summarized. Recommendations concerning related issues (e.g., the use of surgical hand antiseptics, hand lotions or creams, and wearing of artificial fingernails) are also included.
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prepared by John M. Boyce, Didier Pittet.

"October 25, 2002."

"The material in this report originated in the National Center for Infectious Diseases, James M. Hughes, M.D., Director; and the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Steve Solomon, M.D., Acting Director." - p. 1

Published also as: American journal of infection control, v. 30, no. 8, suppl 1; and in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology, v. 23, no. 12, suppl.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-44).
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Hand Disinfection Hand Hygiene Infection Control Standards
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MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 51, no. RR-16
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