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Supported by the University Medical Center Freiburg, which was supported by Schülke & Mayr GmbH, Norderstedt, Germany, for introduction of coloring and perfume-free alcohol-based hand rub and by the European Commission (Project BURDEN, Project commissioned by DG SANCO, grant agreement No. 2005203; http://www.eu-burden.info) (to K. K. and U. F.) for the research on health and economic impacts of antimicrobial resistance.
A. C. and K. K. contributed equally to this study.
Conflicts of interest: None to report.