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. 2022 Oct 1;41(10):e434-e437.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003658. Epub 2022 Jul 29.

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

Ioannis Kopsidas  1   2 , Maia De Luca  3 , Julia Bielicki  4 , Daniel Blázquez-Gamero  5 , Ulrich von Both  6   7 , Gaetano Ciliento  8 , Cristina Epalza  5 , Walter Alfredo Goycochea Validivia  9 , Laura Kolberg  6 , Irja Lutsar  10 , Maria Machaira  11 , Olaf Neth  9 , Andrea Oletto  6 , Maria N Tsolia  2 , Anna-Liisa Viltrop  12 , Theoklis Zaoutis  1   2 , Nikos Spyridis  2
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Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates in 9 Pediatric Intensive Care Units Across Europe: Results from the Reducing Antimicrobial use and Nosocomial Infections in Kids Network

Ioannis Kopsidas et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .
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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.

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