Evaluation of the acceptance of three types of alcohol-based hand sanitizing solutions by nursing professionals at a university hospital

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Corresponding Author Ignacio Hernández-García. Department of Preventive Medicine, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Calle Gran Vía del Este 80, 28031 Madrid, Spain. email: ignaciohernandez79@yahoo.es Introduction Effective hand hygiene (HH) by health professionals has been noted as the main measure to prevent and control healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and is one of the key elements for patient safety.1 Despite its importance, many authors have described a low degree of compliance with HH. Therefore, to promote adequate HH among healthcare workers (HCWs) during their professional practice, the World Health Organization has emphasized the need to develop