TY - JOUR
T1 - Updates and future directions regarding hand hygiene in the healthcare setting
T2 - insights from the 3rd ICPIC alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) task force
AU - Tartari, Ermira
AU - Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Fernando
AU - Pires, Daniela
AU - Fankhauser, Carolina
AU - Lotfinejad, Nasim
AU - Saito, Hiroki
AU - Suchomel, Miranda
AU - Kramer, Axel
AU - Allegranzi, Benedetta
AU - Boyce, John
AU - Sax, Hugo
AU - Stewardson, Andrew J.
AU - Pittet, Didier
AU - the ICPIC Alcohol-Based Handrub Task Force
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to express our immense gratitude to all the 2023 Hand Hygiene Alcohol-Based Handrub Task Force participants: Aeschbach Rodin, Kumashita Yuichi, Alléard Benjamin, Lee Pamela, Lu Tingxu, Arbogast Jim, Mermel Leonard, Azzouz Chedly, Barrett Emma, Park Ben, Quan Lelyn, Bühler Martina, Capilna Andreea, Serna Jiménez César, Damani Nizam, Eggerstedt Sven, Teska Peter, van Hall Nicole, Hansen Sonja, Vos Margreet, Hennig Thomas, Widmer Andreas, Herwaldt Loreen, Yakata Kazuko, Yokoe Deborah, Bell Mike, Bertho Jean Noel, Borzykowski Tcheun-How, Conly John, Da Silva Carlos, Yakata Kazuko, Geva Ariel, Haidegger Tamas, Herwaldt Loreen, Holland Carolyn, Okeke Bonnie, Ormandy Kevin, Parneix Pierre, Peters Alexandra, Pouget Vanessa, Robert Lionel, Serna Jimenez Cesar, and Zingg Walter.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Healthcare-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.
AB - Healthcare-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.
KW - Alcohol-based handrub
KW - Antimicrobial resistance
KW - Hand hygiene
KW - Healthcare-associated infections
KW - Infection prevention and control
KW - Microbial load
KW - Skin microbiome
KW - Technique
KW - Volume
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85186321883
U2 - 10.1186/s13756-024-01374-9
DO - 10.1186/s13756-024-01374-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 38424571
AN - SCOPUS:85186321883
SN - 2047-2994
VL - 13
JO - Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
JF - Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
IS - 1
M1 - 26
ER -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being