Handwashing campaign almost gets a clean bill of health
24th February 2016
Australian hospital staff have lifted their game when it comes to hand hygiene, resulting in a marked reduction of gold staph infection.
But the long-term viability of the national infection control campaign is in doubt because of its $3 million annual cost.
An NHMRC-funded evaluation of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative in 50 hospitals suggests it will result in at least