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In an article published in Infection Control Today, UMF Corporation marks World Hand Hygiene Day as an occasion to remind healthcare administrators and staff that without environmental hygiene as a component, hand-washing programs will likely fail in reducing preventable HAIs.

"…even if it were possible to achieve 100 percent compliance, hand hygiene as a solitary initiative will have little if any impact on reducing preventable HAIs," says George Clarke, CEO of UMF Corporation. "It's all for naught if the first surface contacted in a hospital by a disinfected or gloved hand is contaminated. Environmental hygiene is a prerequisite to hand hygiene – or at least it should be."

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For the full article, click here.