Healthcare-acquired infections are one of the most frequent complications in the hospital,
causing suffering to both the patient and his family members.
Hospital stays are often prolonged due to healthcare-acquired infections, accompanied by
treatment failure and increasing healthcare costs.
According to...
This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and
children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on
methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection....
This updated guideline responds to changes in healthcare delivery and addresses new concerns about transmission of infectious agents to patients and healthcare workers in the United States and infection control. The primary objective of the guideline is to improve the safety of the nation’s healthcare ...
This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and
children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on
methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection....
Infection prevention and control consists of evidence-based measures intended to prevent exposure and reduce the risk of transmission of infectious agents.
The revised guidelines contain recommendations for specific administrative, environmental controls and respiratory protection, following the assessme...
This guideline covers preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections in children, young people and adults in primary and community care settings. It provides a blueprint for the infection prevention and control precautions that should be applied by everyone involved in delivering NHS care an...
Tacconelli, E;
Cataldo, MA;
Dancer, SJ;
De, Angelis, G;
Falcone, M;
Frank, U;
Kahlmeter, G;
Pan, A;
Petrosillo, N;
Rodríguez-Baño, J;
Singh, N;
Venditti, M;
Yokoe, DS;
Cookson, B.
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 ...
Anti-infectieux locaux,
Chlorhexidine,
Techniques de typage bactérien,
Infection croisée,
Épidémies de maladies/prévention et contrôle,
Multirésistance bactérienne aux médicaments,
Bactéries à Gram négatif/isolement et purification,
Hygiène des mains,
Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques en santé,
Prévention des infections,
Facteurs de risque,
Infection croisée/prévention et contrôle,
Infection croisée/transmission,
Infections bactériennes à Gram négatif/prévention et contrôle,
Infections bactériennes à Gram négatif/transmission
This quality improvement guide was produced by NICE, in partnership with the Health Protection Agency (HPA). Its aim is twofold: to reduce the risk of harm from healthcare-associated infections for patients, staff and visitors; and to reduce the costs associated with preventable infection. The guide aims...
Medical treatment is intended to save life and improve health, and all health workers have a responsibility to prevent transmission of health-care associated infections. Adherence to safe injection practices and related infection control is part of that responsibility it protects patients and health work...
The WHO guidelines on hand hygiene in health care provide health-care workers (HCWs), hospital administrators and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand hygiene in health care and specific recommendations to improve practices and reduce transmission of pathogenic microorganisms to ...
