module 7 handwashing

How does handwashing with soap and water reduce the amount of hospital acquired infection compared to alcohol-based hand sanitizer in an ICU setting over a period of six months.

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Handwashing
Introduction
Hand hygiene was first documented in 1975, yet there are still hand hygiene-related problems in hospitals and health care. One cannot help but wonder why this is the case considering we have had so many years to improve on this and perfect in hand hygiene, especially with all the advancements today.

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