Abstract
A multidisciplinary team visited all long-term care facilities (n = 123) for elderly persons in the Central Finland health care district (population, 265,000) during 2004-2005. Use of alcohol-based hand rubs and ongoing systematic antimicrobials were assessed. Thereafter, regional guidelines for prudent use of antimicrobials were published. One year after the visits, a significant increase in the mean amount of alcohol-based hand rubs used was detected while usage of antimicrobials for the prevention of urinary tract reinfections had decreased.
Full Text 
Sign-in/Register to access full text options
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Published version (
Free)
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
