Background The literature examining healthcare-associated infections (HAI) points to two
main problems in conforming to infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines among …

Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are prime health task worldwide and
issue of patient safety besides intensifying antimicrobial drug resistance. It is essential to …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study with prospectively collected data. Objective. The
aim of this study was to compare SSI incidences, the cost of hand hygiene agents, and hand …

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

Objective The aim of the study was to summarize the latest evidence for patient bathing with
a 2% to 4% chlorhexidine gluconate solution to reduce multidrug-resistant organism …

El proyecto denominado «Compromiso por la calidad de las sociedades científicas»
impulsado desde el año 2013 por el Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad …

Health care–associated infection (HAI) remains a common and costly patient safety problem,
affecting about 1 in 25 hospitalized patients in the United States (1). Certain HAIs—such as …

Abstract Purpose of Review Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and mupirocin are increasingly
used for Staphylococcus aureus decolonization to prevent healthcare-associated infections; …

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) represent a severe systemic
threat to patients admitted in ICUs and contribute to increased mortality, prolonged length of …

Background Engaging leaders to share information about infections and infection prevention
across their organizations is known to be important in initiatives designed to reduce …