Comparing human to electronic observers to monitor hand hygiene compliance in an intensive care unit

Abstract Objective: We sought to determine whether an electronic hand hygiene (HH) system could monitor HH compliance at similar rates to direct human observation. Methods: This 4-year proof-of-concept study was conducted in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a private tertiary-care hospital in São...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Casaroto, Jose R. Generoso, Ary Serpa Neto, Marcelo Prado, Guilherme M. Gagliardi, Fernando Gatti de Menezes, Priscila Gonçalves, Fábio Barlem Hohmann, Guilherme Benfatti Olivato, Gustavo Potratz Gonçalves, Nathalia Xavier, Marcelo Fernandes Miguel, Michael B. Edmond, Alexandre R. Marra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X22003035/type/journal_article