Health care-associated infections–an overview

M Haque, M Sartelli, J McKimm… - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are infections that occur while receiving health
care, developed in a hospital or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

AS Lee, H De Lencastre, J Garau… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged,
disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health …

[图书][B] Stronger collaboration for an equitable and resilient recovery towards the health-related sustainable development goals: 2021 progress report on the global …

World Health Organization - 2021 - apps.who.int
STRONGER COLLABORATION FOR AN EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT RECOVERY Page 1
towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals STRONGER COLLABORATION …

Hand hygiene in health care: 20 years of ongoing advances and perspectives

N Lotfinejad, A Peters, E Tartari… - The Lancet infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Health-care-associated infections are the most prevalent adverse events of hospital care,
posing a substantial threat to patient safety and burden on society. Hand hygiene with …

Human-centred design in global health: a scoping review of applications and contexts

AN Bazzano, J Martin, E Hicks, M Faughnan, L Murphy - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Health and wellbeing are determined by a number of complex, interrelated factors. The
application of design thinking to questions around health may prove valuable and …

Face touching: a frequent habit that has implications for hand hygiene

YLA Kwok, J Gralton, ML McLaws - American journal of infection control, 2015 - Elsevier
Background There is limited literature on the frequency of face-touching behavior as a
potential vector for the self-inoculation and transmission of Staphylococcus aureus and other …

Bacterial contamination of inanimate surfaces and equipment in the intensive care unit

V Russotto, A Cortegiani, SM Raineri… - Journal of intensive …, 2015 - Springer
Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections are a challenging health problem worldwide,
especially when caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. In ICUs, inanimate …

epic3: national evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections in NHS hospitals in England

HP Loveday, JA Wilson, RJ Pratt, M Golsorkhi… - Journal of Hospital …, 2014 - Elsevier
National evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAI)
in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England were originally commissioned by the …

[图书][B] The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance: options for action

World Health Organization - 2012 - apps.who.int
国家の医療費に余裕がない大幅な財政負担に加えて, 抗菌薬耐性は耐性菌感染の国境を越えた
国際的な移動や貿易に悪い影響となるように, 医療部門を超えて経済的影響を持ちつつあります …

Global implementation of WHO's multimodal strategy for improvement of hand hygiene: a quasi-experimental study

B Allegranzi, A Gayet-Ageron, N Damani… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background Health-care-associated infections are a major threat to patient safety worldwide.
Transmission is mainly via the hands of health-care workers, but compliance with …