title: Update on hand hygiene.
abstract: Recent developments related to hand hygiene include new test methods for evaluating hand hygiene products, improvements in alcohol-based hand rubs, novel methods of hand antisepsis, and new strategies and technologies for monitoring hand hygiene practices among health care personnel.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. John.Boyce@ynhh.org
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boyce
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local