Table 4: Assessment of articles reviewed for study outcomes.

Outcome Patel 2016 Marra 2013 Chen 2011 Allegranzi 2010 Rosenthal 2005 Kampiatu 2015 Li 2014 Sharma 2013
HH method Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes
CFU reduction No No No No No No Yes Yes
HH Compliance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
HH effectiveness Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes
Alcohol reduction of CFU No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Alcohol effectiveness No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
HAI reduction No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
WHO multimodal HH strategy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes