Verificación del cumplimiento de lavado de manos en sus cinco momentos según la OMS adaptados a odontología en clínicas de la universidad Santo Tomás durante el segundo periodo del año 2015

Abstract

For generations, hand washing with soap and water was considered a measure of personal hygiene. The concept of washing hands with antiseptic agents probably emerged in the early nineteenth century (1). The hands of health care workers are the primary mechanism of transmission of infection between patients. Therefore, Hand Hygiene is an essential component in any strategy Infection Control; They have been proposed a variety of strategies to improve and Promotion Hand Hygiene, The First Global Challenge of Patient Safety WHO" Clean Care is Safer Care", whose interest major consists of bathroom Improve practices and standards in Health Care along with the implementation of successful interventions. Objectives: Assess compliance with hand washing five times according to WHO tailored to dental clinics of the University of St. Thomas.