Simple remedies – from keeping the antibacterial gel dispenser clean to giving health care workers their own hand sanitizer – can help keep patients safe by decreasing contamination in operating and ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Physicians and nurses on an acute pain service increased compliance rates with their hospital's hand-disinfection policy by nearly 30% by wearing a personal container of antibacterial ...

RETIRED social worker Barbara Martin was shocked when anti-bacterial hand gel was not replaced on a hospital ward for two consecutive nights. Mrs Martin, aged 76, has been visiting her 43-year-old son ...

Kennedy School student Truman LeFlore, 10, cleans his hands Wednesday before lunch, using a hand sanitizer from a wall dispenser. Lawrence schools have installed the dispensers as a way to combat the ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Keeping the anti-bacterial gel dispenser clean or giving workers their own hand sanitizer decreases operating room contamination, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Devon C.

Giving healthcare workers their own hand gel and keeping hand sanitizer dispensers clean can significantly improve operating room cleanliness, according to two new studies from the American Society of ...

This study was performed at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle in 9 multibed (4-6 beds/room) rooms on 2 wards. One ward cared for infants and patients with chronic respiratory ...