Assessing the COVID-19 legacy on hand hygiene: Retrospective observational before-after study of compliance and alcohol-based.

ABSTRACT: In the context of multidrug-resistant organisms and following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remains a major global public health priority. Although hand hygiene (HH) adherence increased markedly during the acute phase of the pandemic, there is limited empirical evidence on the sustainability and contextual variability of these behaviors once emergency conditions subside and routine clinical practice resumes. We conducted a retrospective observational before-and-after study to evaluate hand hygiene compliance (HHC) and HH product use among healthcare professionals working in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units (ICUs) of a teaching hospital, comparing pre-pandemic (09/01/2017-08/01/2018) and extended post-

SUBMITTER: Coelho de Morais AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12948101 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature