In a banner year for uncertainty, it feels like an impossible task to imagine what will come after the COVID-19 pandemic. While it is hard to think of the future beyond...
As some countries reopen schools and as others fiercely debate whether to, hygiene practices at our schools are focal points of attention and anxiety. For a prescient...
As many countries are fighting a second wave of COVID-19 infections, researchers have found one new explanation for why the disease has higher transmission rates than...
As we mark the 12th annual Global Handwashing Day, it seems that good hand hygiene—the most effective protection against infectious diseases—has never been as important...
Since 2016, OPHARDT Hygiene has been organizing an annual networking event, called the BRAIN-Forum. During this event, partners, customers, and industry experts are...
Healthcare systems are preparing themselves for an emergency as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with the impending wave of seasonal influenza infections...
In a recently published study in the Journal of Hospital Infection, hand hygiene compliance in German hospitals showed improvements in four of the five moments for hand...
A recent survey of more than 1,000 doctors and nurses shows The direct observation to record hand hygiene compliance is viewed critically. In return, hospital staff see...
The results of a large-scale study in Spain indicate herd immunity is unlikely without a proven vaccine in the current coronavirus pandemic. Protective measures taken so...
As we move into warmer weather in the northern hemisphere, the seasonal influenza outbreak is coming to an end. The relatively short duration and abrupt end of the...
