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Hand Hygiene and Glove Use Behavior in an Italian Hospital

Pan, Angelo ; Mondello, Placido ; Posfay-Barbe, Klara ; Catenazzi, Patrizia ; Grandi, Annise ; Lorenzotti, Silvia ; Patroni, Andrea ; Poli, Nadia ; Soavi, Laura ; Carnevale, Giuseppe

In: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2007, vol. 28, no. 9, p. 1099-1102

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    Title
    • Hand Hygiene and Glove Use Behavior in an Italian Hospital
    Author
    • Pan, Angelo. Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Spedali Civili, Università di Brescia, Brescia
    • Mondello, Placido. Divisione di Malattie Infettive, Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
    • Posfay-Barbe, Klara. Hôpital des Enfants, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Genève, Switzerland
    • Catenazzi, Patrizia. Direzione Sanitaria, Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
    • Grandi, Annise. Direzione Sanitaria, Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
    • Lorenzotti, Silvia. Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Spedali Civili, Università di Brescia, Brescia
    • Patroni, Andrea. Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Spedali Civili, Università di Brescia, Brescia
    • Poli, Nadia. Direzione Sanitaria, Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
    • Soavi, Laura. Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Spedali Civili, Università di Brescia, Brescia
    • Carnevale, Giuseppe. Divisione di Malattie Infettive, Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona, Cremona, Italy
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    Language
    • English
    Published in
    • Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2007, vol. 28, no. 9, p. 1099-1102. Cambridge University Press
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    Classification
    • Health
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:292819
    Summary
    In an Italian hospital, we observed that hand hygiene was performed in 638 (19.6%) of 3,253 opportunities, whereas gloves were worn in 538 (44.2%) 1,218 of opportunities. We observed an inverse correlation between the intensity of care and the rate of hand hygiene compliance (R2=0.057; P<.001), but no such association was observed for the rate of glove use compliance (R2 = 0.014; P = .078). Rates of compliance with hand hygiene and glove use recommendations follow different behavioral patterns