Successful control of emerging vancomycin-resistant enterococci by territory-wide implementation of directly observed hand hygiene in patients in Hong Kong

Vincent C.C. Cheng; Josepha W.M. Tai; P. H. Chau; Christopher K.C. Lai; Vivien W.M. Chuang; Simon Y.C. So; Sally C.Y. Wong; Jonathan H.K. Chen; P. L. Ho; Dominic N.C. Tsang; K. Y. Yuen

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.050

Successful control of emerging vancomycin-resistant enterococci by territory-wide implementation of directly observed hand hygiene in patients in Hong Kong

Vincent C.C. Cheng, Josepha W.M. Tai, P. H. Chau, Christopher K.C. Lai, Vivien W.M. Chuang, Simon Y.C. So, Sally C.Y. Wong, Jonathan H.K. Chen, P. L. Ho, Dominic N.C. Tsang, K. Y. Yuen

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Abstract

With the emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in our public hospitals, territory-wide implementation of directly observed hand hygiene before meals and medications for all conscious hospitalized patients reverted the rising VRE incidence of 16.5% per month (P < .001) to a reduction of -9.8% per month (P < .001). The outbreak rate reverted from an increasing trend of 10.5% per month (P < .001) to a decreasing trend of -13.3% per month (P < .001) between January 2011 and October 2015.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1168-1171
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	44
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.050
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

Keywords

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci
directly observed hand hygiene

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Cheng, V. C. C., Tai, J. W. M., Chau, P. H., Lai, C. K. C., Chuang, V. W. M., So, S. Y. C., Wong, S. C. Y., Chen, J. H. K., Ho, P. L., Tsang, D. N. C., & Yuen, K. Y. (2016). Successful control of emerging vancomycin-resistant enterococci by territory-wide implementation of directly observed hand hygiene in patients in Hong Kong. American Journal of Infection Control, 44(10), 1168-1171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.050

Successful control of emerging vancomycin-resistant enterococci by territory-wide implementation of directly observed hand hygiene in patients in Hong Kong. / Cheng, Vincent C.C.; Tai, Josepha W.M.; Chau, P. H. et al.
In: American Journal of Infection Control, Vol. 44, No. 10, 01.10.2016, p. 1168-1171.

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Cheng, VCC, Tai, JWM, Chau, PH, Lai, CKC, Chuang, VWM, So, SYC, Wong, SCY, Chen, JHK, Ho, PL, Tsang, DNC & Yuen, KY 2016, 'Successful control of emerging vancomycin-resistant enterococci by territory-wide implementation of directly observed hand hygiene in patients in Hong Kong', American Journal of Infection Control, vol. 44, no. 10, pp. 1168-1171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.050

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