Economic analysis of healthcare-associated infection prevention and control interventions in medical and surgical units: systematic review using a discounting approach.

ABSTRACT: Nosocomial or healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are associated with a financial burden that affects both patients and healthcare institutions worldwide. The clinical best care practices (CBPs) of hand hygiene, hygiene and sanitation, screening, and basic and additional precautions aim to reduce this burden. The COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed these four CBPs are critically important prevention practices that limit the spread of HCAIs. This paper conducted a systematic review of economic evaluations related to these four CBPs using a discounting approach. We searched for articles published between 2000 and 2019. We included economic evaluations of infection prevention and control of Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhoea, meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-

SUBMITTER: Tchouaket Nguemeleu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341040 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature