Hand Hygiene References

Hand hygiene and patient care: Pursuing the Semmelweis legacy: Didier Pittet and John M Boyce
Excerpt:“Despite considerable evidence that appropriate hand hygiene is the leading measure to reduce crossinfection, compliance with recommendations remains notoriously low among healthcare workers ”
Compliance with Handwashing in a Teaching Hospital: Dider Pittet, MD, MS; Phillippe Mourouga, MD, MSc; Thomas V. Perneger, MD, PhD; and the Members of the Infection Control Program
Transmission of microorganisms from the hands of health care workers is the main source of crossinfection in hospitals and can be prevented by handwashing
A causal link between handwashing and risk of infection? Examination of the evidence: Larson, E. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21205
Excerpt:“concluded that emphasis on handwashing as a primary infection control measure has not been misplaced and should continue ”