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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 41(10): e434-e437, 2022 10 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35939607
RESUMO
A unified surveillance mechanism for hand hygiene and hospital-acquired infections for pediatric wards is lacking in Europe. We managed to setup such a mechanism in 9 pediatric intensive care units in 7 European countries, using World Health Organization's definitions and common methodology which allows for benchmarking among units and countries. Median hand hygiene compliance was found high 82.3% (interquartile range 71.6-94.5%), but gaps in practices were identified.