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Impact of COVID-19 on hospital hand hygiene performance: a multicentre observational study using group electronic monitoring

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Reliable reports on hand hygiene performance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic are lacking as most hospitals continue to rely on direct observation to measure this quality indicator. Using group electronic hand hygiene monitoring, we sought to assess the impact of COVID-19 on adherence to hand hygiene. METHODS: Across 12 Ontario hospitals (5 university and 7 community teaching hospitals), a group electronic hand hygiene monitoring …

Authors

Williams V; Kovacs-Litman A; Muller MP; Hota S; Powis JE; Ricciuto DR; Mertz D; Katz K; Castellani L; Kiss A

Journal

CMAJ Open, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. e1175–e1180

Publisher

Joule

Publication Date

10 2021

DOI

10.9778/cmajo.20210072

ISSN

2291-0026