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Table 2 Personal protective equipment (PPE) before Covid-19 and during Covid-19

From: Unintended impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of catheter related nosocomial infections and incidence of multiple drug resistance pathogens in three intensive care units not allocated to COVID-19 patients in a large teaching hospital

PPE

Before Covid-19 (2019)

N = 566

During Covid-19 (2020)

N = 525

P-Value

Surgical and N95 mask compliance (% per month)

0

77

< 0.001

Surgical gown compliance (% per month)

70.75

77

NS

Hand hygiene

 Hand hygiene compliance (% of months)

50.82

66.15

NS

 Hand rub alcohol consumption (liters per month)

18.37

14.12

NS

Environmental health

 Hydrogen peroxide consumption (liters per month)

13.5

17.12

NS

 Liquid soap consumption (liters per month)

13

17

NS

Training (hours/personnel)

 Hand hygiene

3

87

< 0.001

 Basics of Infection Control

300

354

0.034

 Environmental health (surfaces, equipment)

0

72

< 0.001