The JHI has a long history of publishing on hand hygiene, with a review article as early
as 1983 highlighting that hands are the most common vehicle of transmission in the
hospital setting [
[1]
], whilst recent innovations from the past decade were highlighted by Kathryn French
[
[2]
]. Last year in our hand hygiene special issue Vermeil et al summarised the history of hand hygiene in a fascinating article ranging from the
ancient Babylonians to Semmelweis, Pasteur and Lister before addressing the revolution
of alcohol based hand rub (ABHR) and the impact of the World Health Organisation (WHO)
SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign [
[3]
]. This year the focus of the WHO campaign is “Nurses and Midwives: CLEAN CARE is
in YOUR HANDS” in honour of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth.Keywords
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March 9,
2020
Received:
March 6,
2020
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