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World Hand Hygiene Day 2019
Each year on 5 May, the “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands” campaign takes place as part of a major global effort led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to improve hand hygiene in healthcare settings.
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Infographic: Antibiotic resistance – an increasing threat to human health
Each year, 33000 people die from an infection due to bacteria resistant to antibiotics. The burden of infections with bacteria resistant to antibiotics on the European population is comparable to that of influenza, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined.
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Infographic: Healthcare-associated infections – a threat to patient safety in Europe
A total of 8.9 million healthcare-associated infections were estimated to occur each year in European hospitals and long-term care facilities.
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Proper hand hygiene can prevent sepsis
In Europe, about 80 000 hospitalised patients are estimated to have at least one healthcare-associated infection on any given day. Proper cleaning of the hands, using antiseptic fluid, remains the single most effective way for hospital staff to prevent infections that can lead to sepsis.
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Prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: Is Europe winning the fight?
Struelens, M.J., Monnet, D.L.
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Pathways to clean hands: Highlights of successful hand hygiene implementation strategies in Europe
Magiorakos, A.P., Leens, E., Drouvot, D., May-Michelangeli, L., Reichardt, C., Gastmeier, P., Wilson, K., Tannahill, M., McFarlane, E., Simon, A.
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Antibiotic resistance in Europe: the challenges ahead
Monnet, D.L., Suetens, C., Buksarova, A., Earnshaw, S., Gagliotti, C., Heuer, O., Magiorakos, A.P., Mantero, J., Marma, S., Navarro, Torne, A., Sodano, L., Weber, J.T., Weist, K.
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National hand hygiene campaigns in Europe, 2000-2009.
Magiorakos, A.P., Suetens, C., Boyd, L., Costa, C., Cunney, R., Drouvot, V., Farrugia, C., Fernandez-Maillo, M.M., Iversen, B.G., Leens, E., Michael, S., Moro, M.L., Reinhardt, C., Serban, R., Vatcheva-Dobrevska, R., Wilson, K., Heisbourg, E., Maltezou, H.C., Strauss, R., Borocz, K., Dolinsek, M., Dumpis, U., Erne, S., Gudlaugsson, O., Heczko, P., Hedlova, D., Holt, J., Joe, L., Lyytikainen, O., Riesenfeld-Orn, I., Stefkovikova, M., Valinteliene, R., Voss, A., Monnet, D.L.
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7 things you don’t want to share – keep your hands clean!
Hand hygiene in healthcare has saved millions of lives in the last years worldwide and remains the single most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated infections.