We monitored hand surface coverage technique in health care workers in a tertiary
care hospital using a 5-item hand hygiene assessment tool based on World Health Organization
guidelines. Overall hand hygiene compliance was 86.7% (4,300/4,960). Appropriate hand
surface coverage was observed in only 7.9% (182/2,297) of hand hygiene procedures.
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Published online: March 20, 2014
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H-Y.P. and S-K.K. contributed equally to this article.
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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