Are short training sessions on hand hygiene effective in preventing hospital-acquired MRSA? A time-series analysis - 11/08/11
, Klaus Kaier, Dipl.-Vw. a, b, Uwe Frank, MD a, Markus Dettenkofer, MD a
Address correspondence to Andreas Conrad, MD, Division of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg, Breisacher Straße 115b, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany.Abstract |
We tested the impact of short hand hygiene training sessions and bed occupancy rates on the spread of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using a multivariate time-series analysis. According to our model, bed occupancy rates within general ward and intensive care unit settings correlated positively with the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA, whereas alcohol-based hand rub use and MRSA showed a negative correlation. Furthermore, our model shows that 2 hand hygiene campaigns based on short training sessions effected a long-run reduction in the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Key Words : Alcohol-based hand rub, bed occupancy rates, hand hygiene, MRSA, time-series analysis
| Supported by the University Medical Center Freiburg, which was supported by Schülke & Mayr GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany, for introduction of coloring and perfume-free alcohol-based hand rub and by the European Commission (Project BURDEN, Project commissioned by DG SANCO, grant agreement No. 2005203; www.eu-burden.info) (to K. K. and U. F.) for the research on health and economic impacts of antimicrobial resistance. |
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| A. C. and K. K. contributed equally to this study. |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
Vol 38 - N° 7
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