Hand hygiene is the key measure of Elements of standard precautions. In addition to alcohol-based hand disinfection, the main infection protection measure, it comprises skin care, skin protection and skin cleansing...

Throughout the world, the Clostridioides difficile bacterium is known as most common pathogen of nosocomial diarrhoeal diseases often linked to antibiotic therapy...

Knowing the different ways in which infectious diseases are transmitted is important for patient and occupational safety as well as for the economic use of resources. The different hygiene measures depend on the route of transmission...