World Hand Hygiene Day: Tips on Limiting Infection Spread
May 5, 2017 4:30 PM ET
Campaign:
Tork, an Essity brand
This originally posted on Health Care Facilities Today
May 5th marks World Hand Hygiene Day – a call to action to increase awareness and instances of effective hand hygiene.
To promote awareness around the tangible risks of infection during “the fifth moment,” SCA commissioned a study to better understand the pathogenic risks in a patient’s immediate surroundings. The examined surfaces harboured a wide variety of bacteria, some of which are potential pathogens and can lead to infections.
To combat these risks, SCA Tork brand suggests three meaningful ways to mitigate infection spread:
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