Recommendations and requirements for soap and hand rub dispensers in healthcare facilities

Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures to prevent transmission of infectious agents and plays a major role in prevention of infection in any type of healthcare setting. While requirements for the efficacy of hand disinfectants are defined in European testing norms such as the EN 1500 for hygienic hand disinfection or EN 12791 for surgical hand preparation, no specific recommendations for hand rub dispensers and liquid soap dispensers have been given yet. Therefore, the intention of the present recommendation on soap and hand rub dispensers in healthcare facilities is to close this gap and to enhance future improvement of dispenser functionality and design. Regardless of manufacture and design of a hand rub or liquid soap dispensers the following requirements shall be met in healthcare facilities

The captopril-digoxin multicenter resarch group study on the comparative steps of captopril and digoxin in patients with mildmoderate heart failure: Implications for therapy

It is argued that the basis of therapy in a patient with mild-to-moderate congestive heart failure should be a combination of a diuretic and a converting enzyme inhibitor, with the further addition of digoxin if necessary.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44603/1/10557_2005_Article_BF01881521.pd