Compliance with hand hygiene recommendations during neuromotor rehabilitation procedures in an Italian rehabilitation hospital: An observational study

This report examines hand hygiene practices among 171 therapists from an Italian hospital for neuromotor rehabilitation, the Fondazione Santa Lucia of Rome. Compliance with hand hygiene measures was assessed by direct observation during daily neurorehabilitative activities. This study highlights that attention to this task is generally poor among therapists. Copyright (c) 2013 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.