Effective infection prevention and control measures in long-term care facilities in non-outbreak and outbreak settings: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare-associated infections in long-term care are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. While infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines are well-defined in the acute care setting, evidence of effectiveness for long-term care facilities (LTCF) is missing. We therefore performed a systematic literature review to examine the effect of IPC measures in the long-term care setting.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed and Cochrane libraries for articles evaluating the effect of IPC measures in the LTCF setting since 2017, as earlier reviews on this topic covered the timeframe up to this date. Cross-referenced studies from identified articles and from mentioned earlier reviews were also evaluated. We included randomized-controlled trials,

SUBMITTER: Bloch N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature