Implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China - a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) affect patients in acute-care hospitals worldwide. No systematic review has been published on adoption and implementation of the infection prevention and control (IPC) key components. The objective of this systematic review was to assess adoption and implementation of the three areas issued by the "National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China" in acute-care hospitals in Mainland China, and to compare the findings with the key and core components on effective IPC, issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Methods

We searched PubMed and the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure for reports on the areas

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6371478 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature