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Hand washing rates of health care providers and nurses prior to touching hospitalized patients in this study of 4 hospitals in Japan were found to be below 50%. Comment: This suggests that the best way to fight COVID-19 infections is to increase hand washing rates. Simple things sometimes can make a huge difference! J Hosp Med. 2020 May;15(5):262-267    (retrieved May, 2020). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.