Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control
Online ISSN : 1883-2407
Print ISSN : 1882-532X
ISSN-L : 1882-532X
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Effectiveness and Approach of Campaign to Use Alcohol-Based Hand Rub
Yukihiro HAMADATomoko OKAMAEYukiko KATOAi KURUMIYATomoko TAKAHASHIHiroyuki SUEMATSUNoriyo KAWASUMIJun HIRAIYuka YAMAGISHIKatsuhiko MATSUURAHiroshige MIKAMO
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2016 Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 32-35

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  Hand hygiene plays a major role in preventing infections. We analyzed the effect of a hand hygiene campaign for decreasing healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) at our hospital. Monthly data were retrospectively reviewed from February 2013 to March 2014. Consumption values of alcohol-based hand scrub before and after the campaign were 5.8 and 11.6 L/1000 patient-days, respectively (p<0.01). Moreover, the isolation rate of MRSA significantly decreased after the campaign from 2.5% to 1.5% (p<0.01). Aggressive hand hygiene campaigns are useful to decrease the isolation rate of HA-MRSA.

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