title: Amount of alcohol-based hand rub used and incidence of hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in a danish hospital.
abstract: We investigated the association between the amount of alcohol-based hand rub (hereafter, "hand rub") used and the incidence of healthcare-acquired bloodstream infection (HCR-BSI) from 2004 through early 2008. The amount of hand rub used increased significantly, and the incidence of HCR-BSI remained stable. There was no significant association between the amount of hand rub used and the incidence of HCR-BSI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark. sussie.laustsen@ki.au.dk
authors.forename: Sussie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laustsen
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: Ane Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Thulstrup
authors.forename: Jens Kjølseth
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Bo Martin
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Bibby
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local