Hand hygiene.pdf
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Table I.21.2:<br />
Unsolved issues for research and field testing (Cont.)<br />
Area<br />
Antimicrobicidal<br />
activity of<br />
products<br />
Outstanding questions to be resolved<br />
When handling Norwalk virus, is handrubbing or handwashing<br />
preferred?<br />
Is there an impact of resistance to antiseptics on the prevalence of<br />
antibiotic- resistant strains?<br />
What is the cost–benefit of glove reuse in settings with limited/poor<br />
resources?<br />
How many times could gloves be reused?<br />
Use of glove<br />
Surgical hand<br />
antisepsis<br />
<strong>Hand</strong> <strong>hygiene</strong><br />
promotion<br />
What type of gloves could be reused?<br />
Could gloves be decontaminated between different patients? How?<br />
Should the reuse of gloves definitely be forbidden during outbreaks,<br />
if direct contact with blood or body fluids, during care of patients<br />
colonized and/or infected with multidrug-resistant pathogens? In<br />
other situations?<br />
What are the different types of surgical hand antisepsis currently<br />
performed in different countries? What elements are to be included<br />
in a standardized protocol to define the status quo?<br />
What is the appropriate time for the surgical scrub with medicated<br />
soap? Either a 5-minute or a 3-minute scrub? Are times < 2 minutes<br />
inappropriate?<br />
Is there a consequential impact of low budget educational interventions<br />
on compliance with hand <strong>hygiene</strong> in limited resourced<br />
countries?<br />
What are the cognitive determinants of hand <strong>hygiene</strong> behaviour?
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