Are our hands cleaner now?

How has hand hygiene behaviours changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? A study sponsored by European Tissue Symposium took a close look at this very...

Sind unsere Hände sauberer als vor Covid-19?

Global study on MRSA in nursing homes

Arguably the best-known hospital germ, MRSA continues to pose major challenges to healthcare systems worldwide and is a particular risk in...

MRSA in Altenpflegeheimen

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Research

The best ways to reprocess pumps

New laboratory results from OPHARDT Hygiene show which steps for cleaning soap and sanitizer dispenser pumps are most effective from a microbiological...

Research

Monkeypox in focus

What is monkeypox? How is it transmitted? How can you protect yourself? Cases of monkeypox have been occurring in Germany and many other countries since May...

Research

When hand sanitizing opens doors

An Israeli study examined the impact of an innovative hygiene system in a pediatric intensive care unit—with success. While approaches to improving hand...