Synergy between infection control and antimicrobial stewardship programs to control carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Argentina is the third country in the world with the higher levels of CRE. The primary objective is to achieve an optimal result in the CRE infection rate after the implementation of an IPC program and antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in a large teaching hospital in Argentina.

Methods

Retrospective, observational study from January 2018 to December 2021, in a 220-bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Buenos Aires province. Actions aimed at CRE control and prevention included CRE and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance; compliance with hand hygiene, hospital hygiene, contact isolation precautions, and care bundles for the prevention of device-associated infections; optimization of antimicrobial treatments, antimicrobial consumption, education

SUBMITTER: Cornistein W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523542 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature