SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update. (8th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Glowicz, Janet B.; Landon, Emily; Sickbert-Bennett, Emily E.; Aiello, Allison E.; deKay, Karen; Hoffmann, Karen K.; Maragakis, Lisa; Olmsted, Russell N.; Polgreen, Philip M.; Trexler, Polly A.; VanAmringe, Margaret A.; Wood, Amber R.; Yokoe, Deborah; Ellingson, Katherine D.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 44:Number 3(2023)
• Page Start: 355
• Page End: 376
• Publication Date: 2023-03-08
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.304
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute-care hospitals in prioritization and implementation of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals through Hand Hygiene, published in 2014. This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA). It is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the American Hospital Association, and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise.