Work

Real-world challenges in infection prevention: Differential implementation between stable and unstable patients may influence clinical effectiveness of interventions

Year: 2019

Type: letter

Abstract: Globally, this survey will allow the WHO to provide a situational analysis of progress of current IPC and hand hygiene activities around the world and inform future efforts and resource use for IPC capacity building and improvement.Global surveys using the hand hygiene self-assessment framework were also conducted in 2011 and 2015, 3-5 making this year's survey even more crucial for tracking the implementation of hand hygiene and IPC on a global scale (Fig. 1).Each improvement in IPC contributes toward quality UHC."Clean care for all-it's in your hands!" Acknowledgments.The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this article and they do not necessarily represent the views, decisions, or policies of the institutions with which they are affiliated.WHO takes no responsibility for the information provided or the views expressed in this paper.Financial support.This work is

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.87

Authors: Westyn Branch-Elliman, Marin Schweizer

Institutions: Harvard University, VA Boston Healthcare System, University of Iowa, Iowa City VA Health Care System

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze