A preliminary analysis of hand disinfection use by travellers and their colonisation-risk with multi-resistant bacteria: A proof-of-concept study
Travellers showed a high willingness to use disinfectants. This preliminary study highlights the need for larger, randomized studies to better assess the true impact of hand disinfectants on MDRO acquisition.
Authors
- Thérèse Staub
- Sophie Schneitler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5766-9894)
- Fabian K. Berger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9081-597X)
- Barbara C. Gärtner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5234-7634)
- Sören L. Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3634-8802)
- Alexander Halfmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6115-8492)
- Tobias Kaspers
- Cosima Berdin
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (LU)
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene (DE)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102837
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00