Demographical changes in high income counties will increase the need of health care
services but reduce the number of people to provide them. Welfare technology is launched …

Changes in the behaviour of health-care workers (HCWs) are required to improve
adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines. Despite heavy investment in …

Background Effective hand hygiene is one of the most important measures for protecting
nursing home residents from nosocomial infections. Infections with multi-resistant bacteria's …

Bekanntmachungen–Amtliche Mitteilungen sprechenden Empfehlungen der KRINKO z. B.
zur Händehygiene [15] und Flächendesinfektion [16] verwiesen. Spezielle Maßnahmen für …

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We carried out a review of published, peer-reviewed articles to assess the evidence for
effectiveness of control measures during norovirus outbreaks in enclosed settings. There …

OBJECTIVETo estimate the frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) transmission to gowns and gloves worn by healthcare workers (HCWs) interacting …

OBJECTIVES To determine if antibiotic prescribing in community nursing homes (NHs) can
be reduced by a multicomponent antibiotic stewardship intervention implemented by …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a primarily nosocomial pathogen that,
in recent years, has increasingly spread to the general population. The rising prevalence of …

Background Despite clear evidence of benefits in acute-care hospitals, controversy over the
effectiveness of IPC measures for MDROs is perceptible and evidence-based practice has …