Show Me the Science | Hand Hygiene
In the United States, hospital patients get an estimated 722,000 infections each year. That’s about 1 infection for every 25 patients. Infections that patients get in the hospital can be life-threatening and hard to treat. Hand hygiene is one of the most important ways to prevent the spread of infections.
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- SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/science/index.html
- Syndication ID: 14459
- Language: English
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11:18 PM
- Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 02:47 AM
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hand hygiene
healthcare settings
clean hands
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