State of infection prevention and control in Austrian hospitals: data from 81 hospitals completing the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) can be used for systematically evaluating infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in healthcare facilities. In 2018, a survey among Austrian hospitals using the IPCAF revealed an overall high level of IPC implementation. Here, we report the results of a second survey in Austrian hospitals with the IPCAF, to once again evaluate the state of IPC implementation and investigate potential developments since 2018.

Methods

A total of 139 Austrian acute care hospitals participating in the German surveillance network "KISS" were invited to complete a translated online version of the IPCAF between October 2023 and January 2024. The IPCAF functions like a questionnaire, where each response is assi

SUBMITTER: Ruther FD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877920 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature