For U.S. healthcare facilities, participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) global campaign to improve hand-hygiene practices is associated with improved hand hygiene, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.
According to an article on the Doctors Lounge website, 168 facilities participated in the survey. Researchers found that most had an advanced (48.9 percent) or intermediate (45.0 percent) level of hand-hygiene implementation progress.
For facilities with staffing levels of infection preventionists more than 0.75 per 100 beds the total score was higher, the article said.
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