Abstract
Hand hygiene promotion is the most important tool to prevent health-care associated infections. While hand hygiene compliance has been well studied and promoted for the last 20 years, less attention has been devoted to study the quality of hand hygiene action.
Highlights
Hand hygiene promotion is the most important tool to prevent health-care associated infections
We aimed to evaluate the amount of alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) needed to ensure appropriate hand antisepsis, depending on the healthcare workers (HCW) hand size
The log10 reduction was significantly lower for large hands compared to small hands (-1.19 log10; 95%CI: -1.61 to -0.76, p
Summary
Hand hygiene promotion is the most important tool to prevent health-care associated infections. While hand hygiene compliance has been well studied and promoted for the last 20 years, less attention has been devoted to study the quality of hand hygiene action
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