The effectiveness of hand hygiene interventions for preventing community transmission or acquisition of novel coronavirus or influenza infections: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Lucyna Gozdzielewska (Author), Claire Kilpatrick (Author), Jacqui Reilly (Author), Sally Stewart (Author), John Butcher (Author), Andrew Kalule (Author), Oliver Cumming (Author), Julie Watson (Author), Lesley Price (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Novel coronaviruses and influenza can cause infection, epidemics, and pandemics. Improving hand hygiene (HH) of the general public is recommended for preventing these infections. This systematic review examined the effectiveness of HH interventions for preventing transmission or...