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The researchers found that if employers regularly supply staff with antibacterial gel for hands, the number of hospital companies is rapidly declining.

Incidence   Employees depend on whether there are washrooms hand gels   and whether people are instructed that they should be used at least five times a day. Such gels containing alcohol are common in Western hospitals, where they prevent the transmission of infections.

Scientists from the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine at Greifswald, Germany led by Professor Nils-Olaf Hübner decided to compare   incidence employees who adhere to the traditional rules of personal hygiene in the workplace, and those who have access to special antibacterial gels . Observations continued for a whole year.

It turned out that hand gels   It has just the same magical effect on people's health. In those companies where they were in abundance, incidence   colds was 65%, 62% fever, cough for more than 50%, and diarrhea in all 89% lower than in the offices, where there was no gels.

These studies are published in the journal BioMed Central Infectious Diseases. "Hand disinfection can be introduced in the workplace very easily and inexpensively - says Professor Hubner. - It can be maintained as part of the production hygiene. This is a very affordable and very effective method of reducing morbidity   employees. The smaller the company in charge of hospital, the less it loses money. "

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