Guideline on hand hygiene in health care in the context of filovirus disease outbreak response : rapid advice guideline

Overview

This document provides a summary of the recommendations for hand hygiene best practices to be performed by health workers providing care and/or support to patients with filovirus infection (Ebola and Marburg viruses). The background for the development of these recommendations is described in Annex 1. The recommendations were developed in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) Rapid Advice Guideline procedures (see “Methods” in Annex 2) and are based on systematic reviews of the scientific evidence (see summaries of the results in the “Rationale and remarks” section of each recommendation and in Annex 2) and the consensus of experts. Considerations related to guideline implementation are available in Annex 3.