Substantial Decrease in Vancomycin-Resistant Outbreak Duration and Number of Patients During the Danish COVID-19 Lockdown: A Prospective Observational Study.

Vancomycin-resistant (VREfm) is a globally significant nosocomial pathogen with a rapidly increasing prevalence. The objectives were to investigate VREfm outbreak duration and study the additional impact that infection control bundle strategies (ICBSs) set up to curb coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreading had on VREfm outbreaks. Outbreak data set were collected prospectively from April 2, 2014 to August 13, 2020 at Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Denmark.

Clinical experiences with a new system for automated hand hygiene monitoring: A prospective observational study.

Background: Hand hygiene compliance (HHC) among health care workers remains suboptimal, and good monitoring systems are lacking. We aimed to evaluate HHC using an automated monitoring system.

Methods: A prospective, observational study was conducted at 2 Danish university hospitals employing a new monitoring system (Sani nudge).