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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Guidelines article

Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations

Authors: Julie Storr, Anthony Twyman, Walter Zingg, Nizam Damani, Claire Kilpatrick, Jacqui Reilly, Lesley Price, Matthias Egger, M. Lindsay Grayson, Edward Kelley, Benedetta Allegranzi, the WHO Guidelines Development Group

Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a major public health problem with a significant impact on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. They represent also an important economic burden to health systems worldwide. However, a large proportion of HAI are preventable through effective infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. Improvements in IPC at the national and facility level are critical for the successful containment of antimicrobial resistance and the prevention of HAI, including outbreaks of highly transmissible diseases through high quality care within the context of universal health coverage. Given the limited availability of IPC evidence-based guidance and standards, the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to prioritize the development of global recommendations on the core components of effective IPC programmes both at the national and acute health care facility level, based on systematic literature reviews and expert consensus. The aim of the guideline development process was to identify the evidence and evaluate its quality, consider patient values and preferences, resource implications, and the feasibility and acceptability of the recommendations. As a result, 11 recommendations and three good practice statements are presented here, including a summary of the supporting evidence, and form the substance of a new WHO IPC guideline.
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Metadata
Title
Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations
Authors
Julie Storr
Anthony Twyman
Walter Zingg
Nizam Damani
Claire Kilpatrick
Jacqui Reilly
Lesley Price
Matthias Egger
M. Lindsay Grayson
Edward Kelley
Benedetta Allegranzi
the WHO Guidelines Development Group
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2047-2994
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-016-0149-9

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