Increase in hand-alcohol consumption among medical staff in a general hospital as a result of introducing a training program and a visualization test.
To assess the impact of training programs, including a visualization test for hand disinfection, we monitored the hand-alcohol consumption of medical staff. The consumption increased steadily from 5.7 L of hand alcohol per capita per year in 1990 to 9.1 L in 1998. There was no significant increase in skin problems.
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Infection Control Department, General Hospital, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. christian.conrad@kssh.ch
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005453:Fluorescence; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D010564:Personnel, Hospital
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000431:Ethanol