Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations.

ABSTRACT: Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a major public health problem with a significant impact on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. They represent also an important economic burden to health systems worldwide. However, a large proportion of HAI are preventable through effective infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. Improvements in IPC at the national and facility level are critical for the successful containment of antimicrobial resistance and the prevention of HAI, including outbreaks of highly transmissible diseases through high quality care within the context of universal health coverage. Given the limited availability of IPC evidence-based guidance and standards, the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to prioritize the development of global recommendations

SUBMITTER: Storr J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5223492 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature