Hand hygiene practice in motherland of semmelweis

The hand disinfection is the most important part of prevention in healthcare associated infections. This, and one of the WHO guidances (Global Patient Safety Challange) created our test in a Hungarian hospital where we measure the hand hygiene compliance, before and after training. We used three different methods for measurements: microbiological sampling from healthcare workers hands, inspection of the hand hygiene technique, reduction measure of the disinfectant amount.