Hospital employees at four Virginia hospitals were instructed to apply persistent hand-sanitizing lotion at the start of their workday and reapply every four hours. They were told to continue washing their hands or using an alcohol sanitizer as recommended in CDC Hand Hygiene Guidelines. Environmental service employees were also instructed to apply the surface disinfectant to “touch points” only. Rooms were disinfected after patient discharges, and common hospital areas were treated monthly.
After the three-month trial period, results showed an average of 41.5 percent fewer infections per 1,000 patient days.
Read the news release about persistent hand hygiene.
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