Infection prevention and control without borders: comparison of guidelines on multidrug-resistant organisms in the northern Dutch-German cross-border region.

ABSTRACT: Infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are a health threat due to increasing patient morbidity and mortality and the burden on healthcare systems. Robust infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are needed to minimize their emergence in hospitals. Therefore, various international and national IPC guidelines exist, yet the lack of harmonized IPC guidelines complicates the management of patients seeking healthcare across European borders. This study explores the similarities and differences in IPC measures for vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacterales both on local and national levels within the northern Dutch-German cross-border region. In Germany, IPC efforts are often led by hospital hygiene doctors, whereas in the Nether

SUBMITTER: Cimen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817605 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature