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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Hand Washing Saves Lives!

A pilot study, advocated by the World Health Organisation, to assess the efficacy of a multimodal, centrally coordinated, multisite hand hygiene culture-change program (HHCCP) for reducing rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia and disease was in Victorian hospitals. The pilot study and subsequent statewide implementation of a multimodal HHCCP was effective in significantly improving hand hygiene compliance and reducing rates of MRSA infection.

Register for free online access to MJA to read the full article, Significant reductions in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and clinical isolates associated with a multisite, hand hygiene culture-change program and subsequent successful statewide roll-out by Grayson et al in the latest issue.

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