Alcohol-based handrub and Influenza A: the danger of publishing a flawed study with no clinical relevance

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J Hosp Infect. 2019 Oct 10. pii: S0195-6701(19)30432-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.10.004. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]Alcohol-based handrub and Influenza A: the danger of publishing a flawed study with no clinical relevance.[/h]
Peters A[SUP]1[/SUP], Frat E[SUP]2[/SUP], Iten A[SUP]1[/SUP], Sauser J[SUP]1[/SUP], Schibler M[SUP]3[/SUP], Pittet D[SUP]4[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h] 1 Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. 2 Intermountain LDS Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. 3 Infectious Diseases Division and National Reference Centers for Influenza and Emerging Viruses, The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. 4 Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, The University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: Didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.

[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] World Health Organization; alcohol-based handrub; flu; hand hygiene; hand sanitizer; infection control; infection prevention and control; influenza A; self-assessment

PMID: 31606432 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.10.004