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Adoption of Alcohol-Based Handrub by United States Hospitals: A National Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Lona Mody ,
Sanjay Saint ,
Samuel R. Kaufman ,
Christine Kowalski  and
Sarah L. Krein
Lona Mody*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Geriatric Research and Education Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sanjay Saint
Affiliation:
General Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs / University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Samuel R. Kaufman
Affiliation:
General Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Veterans Affairs / University of Michigan Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Christine Kowalski
Affiliation:
Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sarah L. Krein
Affiliation:
General Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
*
11-G GRECC, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, 2215 Fuller Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (lonamody@umich.edu)
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Abstract

The extent to which the use of alcohol-based handrub for hand hygiene has been adopted by US hospitals is unknown. A survey of infection control coordinators (response rate, 516 [72%] of 719) revealed that most hospitals (436 [84%] of 516) have adopted alcohol-based handrub. Leadership support and staff receptivity play a significant role in its adoption.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 12 , December 2008 , pp. 1177 - 1180
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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