title: Handrub Consumption Mirrors Hand Hygiene Compliance.
abstract: We assessed handrub consumption as a surrogate marker for hand hygiene compliance from 2007 to 2014. Handrub consumption varied substantially between departments but correlated in a mixed effects regression model with the number of patient-days and the observed hand hygiene compliance. Handrub consumption may supplement traditional hand hygiene observations. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;37:707-710.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Infectious Diseases,Inselspital,Bern University Hospital,University of Bern,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haubitz
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Infectious Diseases,Inselspital,Bern University Hospital,University of Bern,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Infectious Diseases,Inselspital,Bern University Hospital,University of Bern,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaspar
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Infectious Diseases,Inselspital,Bern University Hospital,University of Bern,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nydegger
authors.affiliation: 3Institute of Hospital Pharmacy,Inselspital,Bern University Hospital,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eichenberger
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Infectious Diseases,Inselspital,Bern University Hospital,University of Bern,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sommerstein
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Infectious Diseases,Inselspital,Bern University Hospital,University of Bern,Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marschall
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D064548:Hand Sanitizers / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D064548:Hand Sanitizers