Tackling the Challenge of Hand Hygiene and Infection Control
The Center for Disease Control estimates that on any given day, 1 in 31 hospital patients has an HAI or healthcare-associated infection.1 Up to 70 percent of these infections could be prevented if health care workers followed recommended protocols, including hand hygiene and infection control. 2 Although many HAIs are preventable, their high prevalence leads to harmful effects on patients’ physical, mental,…