Consumptions of alcohol-based hand rubs in French nursing homes: results from a nation-wide surveillance, 2018-2019.

Summary We assessed the hand hygiene performance in French nursing homes (NH) using the consumption of alcohol-based hand rubs (AHR) as a surrogate. NH from the 17 French regions were contacted to collect their AHR consumption and occupancy in 2018 and 2019. A total of 1290 NH from 15 French regions participated in the survey. The estimated median number of hand hygiene actions per resident-day was 1.48 (Interquartile range: 1.04 -2.03) in 2018 and 1.60 (IQR: 1.10-2.26) in 2019. A significant higher AHR consumption was observed in public NH, with an infection control team or link nurse.