Hand Hygiene Blog

Handrubs may have very  different composition . There are several standards that can help us to compare the effectiveness of any products. The two most commonly used standard procedures are the  EN 1500  standard (developed by CEN, the  European Committee for Standardization ) and the ASTM E-1174 standard (by the  FDA ’s Tentative Final Monograph – TFM)  [1] .

Hand hygiene (HH) is believed to be the most efficient tool in fighting hospital-acquired infections. Despite years of effort, caregivers’ HH compliance remain low. In this study we investigated how the Semmelweis Scanner can result HH quality improvement through automated training.