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Handrub dispensers per acute care hospital bed: a study to develop a new minimum standard

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2021
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Kuster, S., Roth, J. A., Frei, R., Meier, C. A., Dangel, M., & Widmer, A. F. (2021). Handrub dispensers per acute care hospital bed: a study to develop a new minimum standard. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 10, 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00949-0

Abstract

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Abstract

Background

Accessibility to alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) dispenser is crucial to improve compliance to hand hygiene (HH), being offered as wall-mounted dispensers (ABHR-Ds), and/or pocket bottles. Nevertheless, information on the distribution and density of ABHR-Ds and their impact on HH have hardly been studied. Institutions such as the World Health Organisation or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not provide guidance. The Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) from Germany recommends an overall density of > 0.5 dispensers per

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  • Kuster, Sabine
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  • Roth, Jan A
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  • Frei, Reno
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  • Meier, Christoph A
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  • Dangel, Marc
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  • Widmer, Andreas F
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10

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93

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Pharmacology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Microbiology (medical), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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English

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2021-12-01

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2022-02-14

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2047-2994

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Kuster, S., Roth, J. A., Frei, R., Meier, C. A., Dangel, M., & Widmer, A. F. (2021). Handrub dispensers per acute care hospital bed: a study to develop a new minimum standard. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 10, 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00949-0

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