An ICU study found that alcohol-based hand rub applied after patient care reduced glove bioburden, while staff raised feasibility concerns. Researchers stress that the practice does not replace glove changes or hand hygiene.
|Articles|April 19, 2023
- Infection Control Today, April 2023, (Vol. 27, No. 3)
- Volume 27
- Issue 3
Bug of the Month: Highly Contagious But Not Deadly
Author(s)Heather Stoltzfus, MPH, RN, CIC
Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today.
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Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today. Each column explores the Bug of the Month's etiology, the infections it can cause, the modes of transmission, and ways to fight its spread. The pathogen profiles will span bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic species. We encourage you to use Bug of the Month as a teaching tool to help educate health care personnel and start a dialogue about microbiology-related imperatives.
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