Objective: To assess the extent to which evidence-based practices are regularly used in
acute care hospitals in different countries. Design: Cross-sectional survey study. Participants …

Objective To examine the extent to which acute care hospitals in the Netherlands have
adopted recommended practices to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection …

Background We evaluated the practices used in Thai hospitals to prevent catheter-
associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infection …

Background Limited data exist on the use of infection prevention practices in Japan. We
conducted a nationwide survey to examine the use of recommended infection prevention …

Background. Numerous evidence-based practices for preventing device-associated
infections are available, yet the extent to which these practices are regularly used in acute …

Importance Health care–associated infection (HAI) is associated with substantial harm. To
reduce HAI, the largest integrated health care system in the United States—the Veterans …

Background A national survey conducted in 2012 revealed that the rates of regular use of
many evidence-based practices to prevent device-associated infections were low in …

Objective. To evaluate hospital characteristics and practices used by Thai hospitals to
prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated …

Background Hospitals can better focus their efforts to prevent health care-associated
infections (HAIs) if they identify specific areas for improvement. Methods We administered a …

The article discusses a study on infection prevention efforts in the intensive care unit of US
hospitals. A report in the February 2014 issue of the" American Journal of Infection Control" …