Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates in 9 Pediatric Intensive Care Units Across Europe: Results from the Reducing Antimicrobial use and Nosocomial Infections in Kids Network

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 29 Jul 2022 Greece, Spain English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, volume 41, pages e434-e437 (issn: 0891-3668,

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Authors: Ioannis Kopsidas; Maia De Luca; Julia Bielicki; Daniel Blázquez-Gamero; Ulrich von Both; Gaetano Ciliento; Cristina Epalza; +10 Authors

doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003658

pmid: 35939607

handle: 10261/306053 , 10668/19849

Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates in 9 Pediatric Intensive Care Units Across Europe: Results from the Reducing Antimicrobial use and Nosocomial Infections in Kids Network

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Abstract

A unified surveillance mechanism for hand hygiene and hospital-acquired infections for pediatric wards is lacking in Europe. We managed to setup such a mechanism in 9 pediatric intensive care units in 7 European countries, using World Health Organization’s definitions and common methodology which allows for benchmarking among units and countries. Median hand hygiene compliance was found high 82.3% (interquartile range 71.6–94.5%), but gaps in practices were identified.

Countries

Greece, Spain

Related Organizations

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany
Panagiotis & Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital
Greece
University Children’s Hospital Basel
Switzerland
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Italy
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Greece

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Keywords

Cross Infection, Infection Control, Surveillance, Pediatric intensive care, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Intensive Care Units, Reporting, Anti-Infective Agents, Humans, Hand Hygiene, Guideline Adherence, Child, Hand hygiene, Hand Disinfection

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