Category: Hand Hygiene

Compliance with hand hygiene protocols has been linked to reduced healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). For example, an academic medical center reduced the incidence...

Hospital patients depend on their care team to make sure they get well – it’s that simple. Part of that healing process...

C. diff, the common shorthand for the pathogenic bacterium Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile), is not a bug you want to pass...

  Children are better behaved when their parents are watching them, but social science suggests that this tendency to modify behavior when...

We’ve all been warned about antibiotic resistance and know that healthcare professionals should be careful not to over prescribe antibiotics. Further, hospitals...

Hand dryers have been considered an environmentally-friendly hygienic solution to hand drying, however a recent study conducted by researchers at the University...

The use of latex gloves is a highly effective infection control measure adopted by hospitals worldwide. While gloves work well to minimize...

Hospital administrators regularly address questions larger than efficiency and productivity when it comes to helping people live healthier lives. At the same...

  Pathogens. Everywhere. While a few germs can actually be a good thing (bolstering immunity and whatnot), the overwhelming influx can become...

Health care professionals know the vital importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of disease in health care settings. In the...