A perennial problem in healthcare facilities usually comes back to a very simple 30-second procedure. Ask any infection preventionist (IP) about his or her major focus on hand hygiene compliance and ...
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 5, 2025 / Essity / TORK: Supports May 5 World Hand Hygiene Day global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) Tork, an Essity brand and the global ...
Before the 2003 epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome, the prevalence of HA-MRSA in Taiwan increased from 26.7% in 1990 to 60% in 1998–2000, 6 then increased to 53–83% in 2003. 7 Interestingly ...
Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical role that ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly one in 25 patients will contract a healthcare-associated infection. Physicians and healthcare workers, however, have the ability to ...