Negligible import of enteric pathogens by newly-arrived asylum seekers and no impact on incidence of notified and infections and outbreaks in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, January 2015 to May 2016.

IntroductionThe 2015 refugee crisis raised concerns about an import of infectious diseases affecting the German population. To evaluate public and individual health benefits of stool screening, and explore whether importation of enteric pathogens by newly-arrived asylum seekers impacts on the host population. : We used data from mandatory stool screening to determine the overall, age, sex, and country-specific prevalence of enteric bacteria and helminths.

Differences in hand hygiene behavior related to the contamination risk of healthcare activities in different groups of healthcare workers.

Background: The Fulkerson scale lists 15 typical clinical activities ranked according to their risk of hand contamination.

Objective: To investigate how often healthcare workers (HCWs) apply antiseptic handrubs after each of the specified activities ranked in the Fulkerson scale.

Design: Observational study.