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).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/reduction-healthcare-associated-infections-exceeding-high-compliance-hand-hygiene
[2] http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/9/pdfs/15-1440.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/emily-e-sickbert-bennett
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lauren-m-dibiase
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tina-m-schade-willis-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/emerging-infectious-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infectious-diseases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us