In France, although there are 445,000 beds in nursing homes (NHs) for elderly people, no
studies on the burden of infections in NHs have been published. We sought to estimate the …

BACKGROUND: The use of electronic surveillance systems (ESSs) is gradually increasing
in infection prevention and control programs. Little is known about the characteristics of …

Background To compare the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) before and after the
implementation of a bundle of care called “Zero Surgical Site Infection.” Secondary goals …

Importance Although hand hygiene (HH) is considered the most effective strategy for
preventing hospital-acquired infections, HH adherence rates remain poor. Objective To …

The WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care provide health-care workers (HCWs),
hospital administrators and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand …

Background Infection control practice compliance is commonly monitored by measuring
hand hygiene compliance. The limitations of this approach were recognized in 1 acute …

Aim Late‐onset sepsis (LOS) is a frequent and important cause of morbidity and mortality in
newborn infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The objective of this …

The objective of every health care facility is achieving and maintaining a zero central line-
associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate. Interventions to enhance care were put into …

Aim To present a discussion on theoretical frameworks in infection prevention and control.
Background Infection prevention and control programmes have been in place for several …

Background: Care bundles cluster together several evidence‐based practices and, in the
intensive care setting, the ventilator care bundle (VCB) has been applied widely. Aim: To …