When purchasing soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, hygiene managers and others often ask how they should be operated. In addition to the...
Hand hygiene dispenser: manual or touchless?
Sanitizer dispensers from OPHARDT support study at Rotterdam University Hospital
The renowned Erasmus University Medical Center investigated the influence of a visual feedback system on the rubbing time for hygienic hand...
OPHARDT honoured for outstanding research and development in Germany
OPHARDT Hygiene has been awarded the renowned BSFZ seal for its comprehensive work in research and development. Recently, OPHARDT Hygiene surpassed...
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Dr. Andreas Glöckner has been employed by OPHARDT Hygiene as Medical Director since August 2017. Thanks to more than 25 years of experience as a specialist for...
Improving hand hygiene compliance poses major challenges. Researchers at the University Hospital in Geneva have investigated a new type of intervention: using...
An Israeli study examined the impact of an innovative hygiene system in a pediatric intensive care unit—with success. While approaches to improving hand...
Scientists working with the World Health Organization (WHO) have undertaken the largest-scale study of the worldwide state of infection prevention in clinics...
Researchers at Hannover Medical School have taken a closer look at hand hygiene in the operating room—with interesting results. Careful hand disinfection in...
The five moments of hand hygiene are important - even the last and least observed fifth moment. We explore its importance.
Whether at the theatre, school, restaurant, bar, mall, or sports facility, public washrooms can be highly used spaces. For the past couple of years, the...
How many toilets are required by German law in restaurants?
Korean researchers show that at least 92 hand disinfections need to be observed to collect meaningful data on hand hygiene compliance in hospitals. Direct...
Why do hand hygiene compliance levels remain so stubbornly low? We have examined the lack of hygiene infrastructure, the need for improved group-based...