Author:
Tartari Ermira,Bellissimo-Rodrigues Fernando,Pires Daniela,Fankhauser Carolina,Lotfinejad Nasim,Saito Hiroki,Suchomel Miranda,Kramer Axel,Allegranzi Benedetta,Boyce John,Sax Hugo,Stewardson Andrew J.,Pittet Didier, ,Rodin Aeschbach,Yuichi Kumashita,Benjamin Alléard,Pamela Lee,Tingxu Lu,Jim Arbogast,Leonard Mermel,Chedly Azzouz,Emma Barrett,Ben Park,Lelyn Quan,Martina Bühler,Andreea Capilna,César Serna Jiménez,Nizam Damani,Sven Eggerstedt,Peter Teska,Nicole van Hall,Sonja Hansen,Margreet Vos,Thomas Hennig,Andreas Widmer,Loreen Herwaldt,Kazuko Yakata,Deborah Yokoe,Mike Bell,Noel Bertho Jean,Tcheun-How Borzykowski,John Conly,Carlos Da Silva,Kazuko Yakata,Ariel Geva,Tamas Haidegger,Loreen Herwaldt,Carolyn Holland,Bonnie Okeke,Kevin Ormandy,Pierre Parneix,Alexandra Peters,Vanessa Pouget,Lionel Robert,Cesar Serna Jimenez,Walter Zingg
Abstract
AbstractHealthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose threats to global health. Effective hand hygiene is essential for preventing HAIs and the spread of AMR in healthcare. We aimed to highlight the recent progress and future directions in hand hygiene and alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) use in the healthcare setting. In September 2023, 42 experts in infection prevention and control (IPC) convened at the 3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) ABHR Taskforce in Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of this meeting was to provide a synthesis of recent evidence and formulate a research agenda on four critical areas for the implementation of effective hand hygiene practices: (1) ABHR formulations and hand rubbing techniques, (2) low-resource settings and local production of ABHR, (3) hand hygiene monitoring and technological innovations, and (4) hand hygiene standards and guidelines.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC