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. 2020 Aug;105(4):779-781.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.016. Epub 2020 May 15.

Is it possible to achieve 100 percent hand hygiene compliance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic?

S-C Wong  1 , C H-Y AuYeung  1 , G K-M Lam  1 , E Y-L Leung  1 , V W-M Chan  1 , K-Y Yuen  2 , V C-C Cheng  3
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Is it possible to achieve 100 percent hand hygiene compliance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic?

S-C Wong et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Aug.
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Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in two paediatric units before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paediatric unit A is located in ward A, caring for patients with cardiac diseases. Paediatric unit B is located in ward B, caring for patients with infectious diseases. Airborne infection isolation rooms are only available in ward B, which is designated for the management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients. HCWs, healthcare workers; HH, hand hygiene.
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