Hand hygiene plays a major role in preventing infections. We analyzed the eŠect of a hand hygiene campaign for decreasing healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) at our hospital. Monthly data were retrospectively reviewed from February 2013 to March 2014. Consumption values of alcohol-based hand scrub before and after the campaign were 5.8 and 11.6 L/1000 patient-days, respectively (p<0.01). Moreover, the isolation rate of MRSA signiˆcantly decreased after the campaign from 2.5 to 1.5 (p<0.01). Aggressive hand hygiene campaigns are useful to decrease the isolation rate of HA-MRSA.
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