Gould Dinah
South Bank University, London.
Nurs Times. 2002;98(46):48-9.
Hand decontamination is the most effective, and certainly the most cost-effective, method of preventing health-related infection (HRI). However, research has shown that health professionals, including nurses, do not decontaminate hands as often as they should. It has become apparent that hand decontamination does not always follow those activities which will probably result in the most heavy soiling, and the technique used to decontaminate hands is often poor.
手部消毒是预防与健康相关感染（HRI）最有效且肯定最具成本效益的方法。然而，研究表明，包括护士在内的医护人员手部消毒的频率并未达到应有的程度。显然，手部消毒并不总是紧跟那些可能导致手部沾染最严重污垢的活动之后进行，而且用于手部消毒的技术往往欠佳。
