As infections continue to rise, hand hygiene is a vital tool to reduce infections' prevalence, a Transparency Market Research report found, according to MedGadget.
Here are four takeaways:
1. North America is leading the hand hygiene market due to standard guidelines and training of healthcare workers and the public.
2. Factors impeding market growth include lack of awareness, minimal hand hygiene education and training as well as insufficient standard procedures.
3. The market is growing due to the growing incidence of infections, with U.S. hospitalized patients acquiring nearly 722,000 infections annually.
4. Market vendors include Kutol, Whiteley, Deb Group, GOJO Industries, Medline Industries and EcoHydra.
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