Infection control teams for reducing healthcare-associated infections in hospitals and other healthcare settings: a protocol for systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a worldwide problem. Infection control in hospitals is usually implemented by an infection control team (ICT). Initially, ICTs consisted of doctors, nurses, epidemiologists and microbiologists; then, in the 1980s, the infection control link nurse (ICLN) system was introduced. ICTs (with or without the ICLN system) work to ensure the health and well-being of patients and healthcare professionals in hospitals and other healthcare settings, such as acute care clinics, community health centres and care homes. No previous study has reported the effects of ICTs on HCAIs. This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness of ICTs with or without the ICLN system in reducing HCAIs in hospitals and other healthcare settings.

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SUBMITTER: Thandar MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938975 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature