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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2024

Updates and future directions regarding hand hygiene in the healthcare setting: insights from the 3rd ICPIC alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) task force.

Ermira Tartari, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Daniela Pires, Carolina Fankhauser, Nasim Lotfinejad, Hiroki Saito, Miranda Suchomel, Axel Kramer, Benedetta Allegranzi, John Boyce and 4 more

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Article in Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Ermira TartariFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Fernando Bellissimo-RodriguesSocial Medicine Department. Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Daniela PiresNational Institute of Health and Care Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Carolina FankhauserClean Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Nasim LotfinejadInfection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Hiroki SaitoDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Global Health, . Mariana University Yokohama Seibu Hospital, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Miranda SuchomelInstitute of Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Axel KramerInstitute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Benedetta AllegranziInfection Prevention and Control Technical and Clinical Hub, Department of Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.
John BoyceJ.M. Boyce Consulting, LLC, Hyde Park, NY, USA.
Hugo SaxInfection Prevention and Control Technical and Clinical Hub, Department of Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.
Andrew J StewardsonDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Central Clinical School, The Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Didier PittetClean Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.
ICPIC Alcohol-Based Handrub Task Force

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World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose threats to global health. Effective hand hygiene is essential for preventing HAIs and the spread of AMR in healthcare. We aimed to highlight the recent progress and future directions in hand hygiene and alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) use in the healthcare setting. In September 2023, 42 experts in infection prevention and control (IPC) convened at the 3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) ABHR Taskforce in Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of this meeting was to provide a synthesis of recent evidence and formulate a research agenda on four critical areas for the implementation of effective hand hygiene practices: (1) ABHR formulations and hand rubbing techniques, (2) low-resource settings and local production of ABHR, (3) hand hygiene monitoring and technological innovations, and (4) hand hygiene standards and guidelines.

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Cross InfectionHand HygieneDelivery of Health CareEthanolHand DisinfectionHumansInfection ControlEthanolAlcohol-based handrubAntimicrobial resistanceHand hygieneHealthcare-associated infectionsInfection prevention and controlMicrobial loadSkin microbiomeTechniqueVolume

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PMID38424571
PMCPMC10905912

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