Hot Links
http://www.hopisafe.ch
The DeBugTM Infection Prevention Program builds upon the successful
Hand Hygiene model implemented at the University of Geneva Hospital.
http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au
The DeBug Infection Prevention Program has been funded in part by
a grant from the Victorian Department of Human Services, Victoria.
http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene
These hand hygiene guidelines were developed by the CDC's Healthcare
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC),
in collaboration with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of
America (SHEA), the Association of
Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC),
the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA).
These guidelines are part of an overall CDC strategy to reduce infections
in health care settings to promote patient safety. This site provides
useful Hand Hygiene fact sheets and promotional material.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5116a1.htm
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in health-care settings: Recommendations
of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journals
Journal of Hospital Infection. Contains useful reading such as:
“Standard principles for preventing hospital-acquired infections”,
2001; 47 (Supplement): S21-S37
“Marketing hand hygiene in hospitals – a case study”,
2002; 50: 42-47
“Handwashing frequencies in an intensive care unit”, 2002;
50(1): 36-41
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com
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