Compliance with handwashing at two intensive care units in São Paulo.
Handwashing compliance was compared at two medical- surgical intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching and a non-teaching hospital. The mean compliance was 22.2% and 42.6%, respectively. Respiratory therapists at the non-teaching hospital had the best handwashing compliance (52.6%). Nursing assistants at the teaching hospital had the worst compliance (11.5%). Nursing assistant was the only health-care worker category with a significant difference between the two ICUs (odds ratio = 6.0; 95% confidence interval = 3.83-9.43; p< 0.001).
Furtado
Guilherme H C
GH
Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, USA. ghfurtado@uol.com.br
Santana
Solange L
SL
Coutinho
Ana Paula
AP
Perdiz
Luciana B
LB
Wey
Sérgio B
SB
Medeiros
Eduardo A S
EA
D001938:Brazil; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital