ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients
Clin. Microbiol. Infect; 20 (Suppl 1), 2014
Publication year: 2014
ay|Healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These evidence-based guidelines have been produced after a systematic review of published studies on infection prevention and control interventions aimed at reducing the transmission of MDR-GNB. The recommendations are stratified by type of infection prevention and control intervention and species of MDR-GNB and are presented in the form of 'basic' practices, recommended for all acute care facilities, and 'additional special approaches' to be considered when there is still clinical and/or epidemiological and/or molecular evidence of ongoing transmission, despite the application of the basic measures. The level of evidence for and strength of each recommendation, were defined according to the GRADE approach.
Anti-Infective Agents, Local, Chlorhexidine, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Cross Infection, Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Gram-Negative Bacteria/isolation & purification, Hand Hygiene, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Infection Control, Risk Factors, Cross Infection/prevention & control, Cross Infection/transmission, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/prevention & control, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/transmission