ICPIC 2025

HARTMANN will be attending the 8th International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC). Don't miss our satellite symposium and exhibition stand (booth 8) as well as poster contributions.
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Glossary
Issued in 2009. With its "WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. First Global Patient Safety Challenge – Clean Care is Safer Care", WHO recommends a global system change in hand hygiene toward alcohol-based hand disinfectants as "gold standard".
According to WHO, alcohol-based hand disinfectants are the only known means for rapidly and effectively inactivating a wide array of potentially harmful microorganisms on hands. Before issuing the global recommendations, WHO thoroughly assessed logistical, economic, cultural aspects and safety issues.
In its recommendation, WHO lists the following properties and advantages of alcohol-based hand disinfectants: