Background The practice of hand washing is an effective way to prevent contamination and
disease transmission. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, hand washing has become …

Background Health care workers may potentially spread Staphylococcus aureus and
methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) to patients by contaminated high-touch items. We …

Background Practicing hand hygiene is a cost-effective method to decrease the occurrence
of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). However, despite their simplicity, adhering to …

Background We describe a successful interdisciplinary liaison program that effectively
reduced health care-acquired (HCA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in …

Background Although the hand hygiene (HH) procedure is simple, the related behaviour is
complex and is not readily understood, explained or changed. There is a need for practical …

Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the knowledge of Polish physicians
and medical students about the role of hand hygiene (HH) in healthcare-associated infection …

Background Hand hygiene (HH) has been identified as one of the simplest, but most
important, methods to prevent cross-infection in healthcare facilities. In spite of this fact, the …

BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
infections, using bacteraemia as a marker, shows a striking geographical pattern in Europe …

Background Hand hygiene among healthcare workers is the leading measure to reduce
healthcare-associated infections. However, hand hygiene behavior is complex and not …

Background: Hand hygiene is one of the key ways of preventing healthcare-associated
infections (HCAI), especially in patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to determine …