A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in reducing bacteria as the 30-second application and six-step technique ...

Highlighted below are four findings regarding compliance with WHO’s hand rub technique. The majority of healthcare workers adhered to the second and third steps of the technique ...

New research shows that applying alcohol-based hand rub in 15 seconds using a three-step technique is as effective for hand hygiene as the protocol recommended by the World Health Organization ...

The six-step hand-hygiene technique recommended by the World Health Organization is superior to a three-step method suggested by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in reducing ...

A new study found the World Health Organization’s six-step cleaning method killed more germs than the less detailed instructions of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Although this may sound unnecessary, it is actually half as complicated as World Health Organization advice, which recommends applying hand sanitiser in a six-step, 30-second process.

Glasgow Caledonian University found the 6-step hygiene hand method is more effective than the 3-step. It reduced the median bacterial count from 3.28 to 2.58, the 3-step that only hit 2.88.