TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of hand hygiene and cleaning efficacy with contact behavior during a medical examination
AU - Ogata, Masayuki
AU - Tsutsumi, Hitomi
AU - Tanabe, Shin Ichi
AU - Hori, Satoshi
N1 - Funding Information:
A joint research group of Juntendo University and Waseda University supported this study. A part of this study was financially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In this study, the efficacy of hand hygiene and cleaning of surfaces in a medical examination room was evaluated, with particular consideration for the contact behavior of healthcare workers. The contact behavior of medical doctors, a nurse, and patients was observed in a full-scale mock up medical examination room. The transfer of contaminants on surfaces was simulated using observation data, and the efficacy of hand hygiene and cleaning was evaluated. The effect of hand hygiene performed by the doctors was greater than that by the nurse because the number of contacts was higher for the doctor. The effect of cleaning surfaces was greater for the nurse than for the doctor because the nurse contacted more surfaces than the doctors. As a result of numerical analysis, we found that cleaning surfaces that are easily contaminated, such as the doctor's chair or doorknobs, decreased contamination on the hands by 20% and by 42% when combined with hand hygiene.
AB - In this study, the efficacy of hand hygiene and cleaning of surfaces in a medical examination room was evaluated, with particular consideration for the contact behavior of healthcare workers. The contact behavior of medical doctors, a nurse, and patients was observed in a full-scale mock up medical examination room. The transfer of contaminants on surfaces was simulated using observation data, and the efficacy of hand hygiene and cleaning was evaluated. The effect of hand hygiene performed by the doctors was greater than that by the nurse because the number of contacts was higher for the doctor. The effect of cleaning surfaces was greater for the nurse than for the doctor because the nurse contacted more surfaces than the doctors. As a result of numerical analysis, we found that cleaning surfaces that are easily contaminated, such as the doctor's chair or doorknobs, decreased contamination on the hands by 20% and by 42% when combined with hand hygiene.
KW - Contact behavior
KW - Contact infection
KW - Environmental surfaces
KW - Infection control
KW - Medical examination room
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85053914986
SN - 9788379472604
T3 - Healthy Buildings Europe 2017
BT - Healthy Buildings Europe 2017
PB - International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
T2 - Healthy Buildings Europe 2017, HB 2017
Y2 - 2 July 2017 through 5 July 2017
ER -