Perceived challenges of COVID-19 infection prevention and control preparedness: A multinational survey

Autor: Andreas F. Widmer, Kalisvar Marimuthu, Ermira Tartari, Andreas Voss, Benedetta Allegranzi, Folasade Ogunsola, Joost Hopman, Bin Gao, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Shuk Ching Wong

Publikováno v: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Vol 22, Iss, Pp 779-781 (2020)
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 22, pp. 779-781
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 22, 779-781
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Vol. 22 (2020) pp. 779-781
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

ObjectivesImplementation of effective infection prevention and control (IPC) measures is needed to support global capacity building to limit transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and mitigate its impact on health systems. We assessed th

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New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective

Autor: Bassim Zayed, N Zeynep Kubilay, Peter Bischoff, Stijn W. de Jonge, Elon D. Wallert, Fleur E. E. de Vries, Marja A. Boermeester, Xavier Guirao, E. Patchen Dellinger, Matthias Egger, Didier Pittet, Stacey M Gomes, Jianan Ren, Sarah L. Gans, Petra Gastmeier, Mohamed Abbas, Xiuwen Wu, Joseph S. Solomkin, Benedetta Allegranzi

Publikováno v: The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, No 12 (2016) pp. e288-e303
Lancet infectious diseases, 16(12), e288-e303. Lancet Publishing Group

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common health-care-associated infections in developing countries, but they also represent a substantial epidemiological burden in high-income countries. The prevention of these infections is complex and re

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29488602

Role of hand hygiene in healthcare-associated infection prevention

Autor: Benedetta Allegranzi, Didier Pittet

Publikováno v: Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol. 73, No 4 (2009) pp. 305-315

Healthcare workers' hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens from patient to patient and within the healthcare environment. Hand hygiene is the leading measure for preventing the spread of antimicrobia

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19720430

Ventilator-associated pneumonia as a quality indicator for patient safety?

Autor: Didier Pittet, Ilker Uçkay, Qanta A. Ahmed, Hugo Sax

Publikováno v: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 46, No 4 (2008) pp. 557-63

The economic and clinical burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is uncontested. In many hospitals, VAP surveillance is conducted to identify outbreaks and to monitor infection rates. Here, we discuss the concept of benchmarking in health ca

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https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:738

The First Global Patient Safety Challenge 'Clean Care is Safer Care': from launch to current progress and achievements

Autor: Didier Pittet, Gerald Dziekan, Benedetta Allegranzi, Agnès Leotsakos, Liam Donaldson, Julie Storr

Publikováno v: Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol. 65 Suppl 2 (2007) pp. 115-123

Healthcare-associated infection is a major safety issue affecting the quality of care of hundreds of millions of patients every year in both developed and developing countries. To meet the goal of ensuring patient safety across healthcare settings ar

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