Infection prevention and control policies in hospitals and prevalence of highly resistant microorganisms: an international comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are differences in infection prevention and control (IPC) policies to prevent transmission of highly resistant microorganisms (HRMO). The aim of this study is to give an overview of the IPC policy of six European hospitals and their HRMO prevalence, to compare the IPC policies of these hospitals with international guidelines, and to investigate the hospitals' adherence to their own IPC policy.

Methods

The participating hospitals were located in Salzburg (Austria), Vienna (Austria), Kayseri (Turkey), Piraeus (Greece), Rome (Italy) and Rotterdam (The Netherlands). Data were collected via an online survey. Questions were aimed at prevalence rates in the years 2014, 2015, 2016 of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPK), carbapenemase-producing Pseudo

SUBMITTER: van Dijk MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727845 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature