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Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates in 9 Pediatric Intensive Care Units Across Europe: Results from the Reducing Antimicrobial use and Nosocomial Infections in Kids Network.
Kopsidas, Ioannis; De Luca, Maia; Bielicki, Julia; Blázquez-Gamero, Daniel; von Both, Ulrich; Ciliento, Gaetano; Epalza, Cristina; Goycochea Validivia, Walter Alfredo; Kolberg, Laura; Lutsar, Irja; Machaira, Maria; Neth, Olaf; Oletto, Andrea; Tsolia, Maria N; Viltrop, Anna-Liisa; Zaoutis, Theoklis; Spyridis, Nikos.
Affiliation
  • Kopsidas I; From the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes Research.
  • De Luca M; Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, "P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
  • Bielicki J; Academic Hospital Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
  • Blázquez-Gamero D; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.
  • von Both U; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Pediatric Research and Clinical Trials Unit (UPIC), Fundación de Investigación Biomédica Hospital 12 de Octubre (I+12), RITIP (Traslational Research Network in Pediatric Infectious Diseases), Madrid,
  • Ciliento G; Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
  • Epalza C; German Centre for Infections Research (DZIF, Partner site Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Goycochea Validivia WA; Medical Direction, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
  • Kolberg L; Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Pediatric Research and Clinical Trials Unit (UPIC), Fundación de Investigación Biomédica Hospital 12 de Octubre (I+12), RITIP (Traslational Research Network in Pediatric Infectious Diseases), Madrid,
  • Lutsar I; Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio (HUVR), Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, Spain.
  • Machaira M; Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
  • Neth O; Medical Microbiology and Virology, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia.
  • Oletto A; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, P&A Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
  • Tsolia MN; Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio (HUVR), Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, Spain.
  • Viltrop AL; Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
  • Zaoutis T; Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, "P. and A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
  • Spyridis N; Tartu University Hospital Children's Clinic, Tartu, Estonia.
Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 41(10): e434-e437, 2022 10 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35939607
ABSTRACT
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.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cross Infection / Hand Hygiene / Anti-Infective Agents Limits: Child / Humans Language: En Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / PEDIATRIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cross Infection / Hand Hygiene / Anti-Infective Agents Limits: Child / Humans Language: En Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / PEDIATRIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article