Promoting hand hygiene in a chemotherapy day center: the role of a robot.

Journal: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in healthcare settings. Innovative strategies are required to enhance hand hygiene practices among patients and healthcare workers (HCWs).

Authors

  • Shuk-Ching Wong
    Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. shchwong@hku.hk.
  • Stephen Chun-Yat Ip
    Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Monica Oi-Tung Kwok
    Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Crystal Yuen-Ki Siu
    Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen
    Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Simon Yung-Chun So
    Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu
    Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Kwok-Keung Yuen
    Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng
    Infection Control Team, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong West Cluster, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. vcccheng@hku.hk.