Hand hygiene and the novel coronavirus pandemic: the role of healthcare workers

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.017

. 2020 Aug;105(4):776-777.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.017. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Hand hygiene and the novel coronavirus pandemic: the role of healthcare workers

N Lotfinejad¹, A Peters², D Pittet³

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¹ Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
² Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: Didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.

PMID: 32201339
PMCID: PMC7270549
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.017

Hand hygiene and the novel coronavirus pandemic: the role of healthcare workers

N Lotfinejad et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;105(4):776-777.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.017. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Authors

N Lotfinejad¹, A Peters², D Pittet³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
² Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
³ Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: Didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.

PMID: 32201339
PMCID: PMC7270549
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.017

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Keywords: COVID-19; Hand hygiene; Infection prevention and control; Midwives; Nurses; World health organization.

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[1] Huang C., Wang Y., Li X., Ren L., Zhao J., Hu Y., et al. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Lancet. 2020;395(10223):497–506. - PMC - PubMed

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[4] WHO Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation report – 51. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/2... Available at: [last accessed March 2020]

[5] Sun P., Lu X., Xu C., Sun W., Pan B. Understanding of COVID-19 based on current evidence. J Med Virol. 2020 - PMC - PubMed

[6] Sun P., Lu X., Xu C., Sun W., Pan B. Understanding of COVID-19 based on current evidence. J Med Virol. 2020 - PMC - PubMed

[7] Phan L.T., Maita D., Mortiz D.C., Bleasdale S.C., Jones R.M. Environmental contact and self-contact patterns of healthcare workers: Implications for infection prevention and control. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;69(Supplement 3):S178–S184. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Phan L.T., Maita D., Mortiz D.C., Bleasdale S.C., Jones R.M. Environmental contact and self-contact patterns of healthcare workers: Implications for infection prevention and control. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;69(Supplement 3):S178–S184. - PMC - PubMed

[9] WHO . WHO; 27 January 2020. Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Interim guidance.https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331215/WHO-2019-nCov-IP... 2020. Available at: [last accessed March 2020]

[10] WHO . WHO; 27 January 2020. Rational use of personal protective equipment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Interim guidance.https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/331215/WHO-2019-nCov-IP... 2020. Available at: [last accessed March 2020]

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