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• Influenza virus is infectious for days on banknotes

  
  virology blog — Authority: 421
  Influenza virus may be transmitted among humans in three ways : by direct contact with infected individuals; by contact with contaminated objects (called fomites, such as toys, doorknobs); and by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols. The contribution of each mode to overall transmission of influenza is not known. But ...
  5 days ago

• Max4Health hand hygiene evaluation report

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 147
  Title: Max4Health hand hygiene evaluation report Skinny: Sets out the results of an evaluation of the Max4Health hand hygiene campaign undertaken at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust over a nine week period between February and April 2009 Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 16p Published: ...
  1 week ago

• “Superspreader” docs and nurses may trigger hospital outbreaks

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  London, Oct 29 (ANI): A new study has revealed that doctors and nurses who don’t wash their hands are more likely to spread swine flu and hospital superbugs.The study’s researchers suggest that dirty hands of doctors and nurses act as germ “superspreaders” and cause more infections.The team led by Didier ...
  2 weeks ago

• Nurses, docs’ dirty hands cause most infections

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  London, Oct 29 (ANI): A new study has revealed that doctors and nurses who don’t wash their hands are more likely to spread swine flu and hospital superbugs.The study’s researchers suggest that dirty hands of doctors and nurses act as germ “superspreaders” and cause more infections.The team led by Didier ...
  2 weeks ago

• Hand sanitizers don’t kill the flu…or bacteria?

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 456
  
  2 weeks ago

• Hands Hygiene: Don’t Overuse your Hand Sanitizer

  
  Blogoncherry — Authority: 447
  According to research performed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand sanitizer is considered as effective at killing germs as washing your hands with soap and water, unless hands are visibly soiled. Clean hands are very important for stopping the spread of germs. Hand soap and cleansers need to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Doctors least likely to wash hands: Study

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Sydney, Oct 20 (IANS) Even after a clean hands campaign, less than half of the doctors who participated in an Australian study were found to wash their hands after interacting with potentially infectious patients.Doctors are still lagging behind nurses when it comes to keeping their hands clean, collaborative research ...
  3 weeks ago

• Hand Hygiene Model Pinpoints Superspreaders (CME/CE)

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  Good hand hygiene among healthcare workers is an important factor in preventing the spread of disease, but exactly how important depends on an individuals job, researchers said.
  3 weeks ago

• Hand Hygiene in Schools Will Be Hard to Sustain (CME/CE)

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  During a public health emergency, intensive hand hygiene measures could be implemented in schools, but its unlikely they could be sustained, researchers said.
  4 weeks ago

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