Handhygiëne & persoonlijke hygiëne medewerker - Geïncludeerde studies module 4.1

A. Biljan, 1993
B. Burden, 2011

Type of study:
RCTs, quasi-RCT

Search date:
Not reported

Number of included studies:
N=2

Source of funding:
Not reported

Inclusion criteria:
- RCT, quasi-RCT
- health professionals with activities that involve direct contact with patients

Exclusion criteria:
- health professionals who work in intensive care units as well as personnel from the surgical and transplant areas

N total at baseline:
A. 12
B. 100

A. Long tie for three days in a week
B. Long-sleeved white coat

A. Bowtie for three days in a week
B. Short-sleeved uniform

Length of follow-up:
Not applicable.

A. Bow ties were significantly less contaminated at the end of the first working day (p=0.02), but not on the third day.
B. No difference in bacterial or MRSA meticilline-resistente Staphylococcus aureus (meticilline-resistente Staphylococcus aureus) contamination between long-sleeved white coats or short-sleeved uniforms after 8 hours.

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Type of study:
Cross-sectional

Setting:
Nursing homes

Country:
Germany

Source of funding:
Not reported

Inclusion criteria:
- Nursing home inspected by the Public Health Department

Exclusion criteria:
None

N total at baseline:
60 (20 per group)

Important prognostic factors:
Not reported

Group 1: external preparation of laundry
Group 2: Internal laundry service

Washed by employee at home

Length of follow-up:
Not reported

Loss to follow-up:
2

- No difference in level of contamination between those reprocessed by a disinfecting washing process in a certified laundry and the internal laundry service.
- Privately washed garments had higher contamination levels (p<0.01).

Per staff member a fresh gown and a used gown were analysed.