hand hygiene

Medical term Safety and Compliance

Cleaning hands with alcohol-based rub or soap and water. Wash with soap and water when hands are visibly soiled, and as policy directs after C. difficile care.

Sources

• Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L, HICPAC. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings. Am J Infect Control 2007;35(10 Suppl 2):S65-S164 (PMC7119119) · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / HICPAC (PubMed Central copy)
• Glowicz JB, et al. SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2023;44:355-376 (PMC10015275) · Cambridge University Press / PubMed Central

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