Best Practice

Learn from others, get inspired for your own projects or feel confirmed in what you are already doing – our pages on best practice will provide you with ideas from the exciting world of implementing hygiene standards.

Hand hygiene

Barrier precautions

Surface disinfection

Norovirus in nursing homes: “Raise awareness of effective hygiene measures”

Every year, noroviruses pose considerable challenges to the staff of medical and long-term care facilities, particularly in the... read more

For effective infection prevention, patients and medical staff need to work together

More than 500 papers authored, more than 300 book contributions and currently 54 patents – these figures represent... read more

“Patients are running out of antibiotic options”

Bacteria and other pathogens have increasingly developed resistance to antimicrobials. Dr Lauri Hicks from the CDC has dedicated... read more

Surveillance of intensive care units: a priority for reducing healthcare associated infections

Impaired immune defences, invasive procedures and low compliance to infection prevention measures favour the transmission of pathogens in... read more

Avoiding infections with hip and knee prostheses: The success of the operation also depends on patients’ cooperation

Prof. Dr. Ojan Assadian, President of the Austrian Society for Hospital Hygiene (ÖGKH) and Medical Director at the... read more

Preventing retained surgical items: Procedures you can count on

The problem of retained surgical materials after surgery can have severe consequences both for patients and entire medical... read more