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Hand Rub Consumption Has Almost Doubled in 132 German Hospitals Over 9 Years

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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 38, Issue 7, Pages 870-872

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.71

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Annual surveillance data (2007-2015), collected continuously in 132 German hospitals, was evaluated for development of alcohol-based hand-rub consumption (AHC) as a surrogate parameter for hand hygiene adherence. Overall, the median increase in AHC was 94%. The increases over 9 years were significant in all units and quartiles of AHC at baseline.

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