Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations
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...
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| author | 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 |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-15bb701fd5f5411aab385a474866a5462022-12-22T03:15:19ZengBMCAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control2047-29942017-01-016111810.1186/s13756-016-0149-9Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendationsJulie Storr0Anthony Twyman1Walter Zingg2Nizam Damani3Claire Kilpatrick4Jacqui Reilly5Lesley Price6Matthias Egger7M. Lindsay Grayson8Edward Kelley9Benedetta Allegranzi10the WHO Guidelines Development GroupInfection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, HIS, World Health OrganizationInfection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, HIS, World Health OrganizationInfection Control Programme, and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of MedicineInfection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, HIS, World Health OrganizationInfection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, HIS, World Health OrganizationGlasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow Caledonian UniversityInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of BernAustin Health and University of MelbourneInfection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, HIS, World Health OrganizationInfection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, HIS, World Health OrganizationAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-016-0149-9Infection prevention and controlHAIIPC programmesHand hygieneAntimicrobial resistanceIPC guideline |
| spellingShingle | 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 Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Infection prevention and control HAI IPC programmes Hand hygiene Antimicrobial resistance IPC guideline |
| title | Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations |
| title_full | Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations |
| title_fullStr | Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations |
| title_short | Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations |
| title_sort | core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes new who evidence based recommendations |
| topic | Infection prevention and control HAI IPC programmes Hand hygiene Antimicrobial resistance IPC guideline |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-016-0149-9 |
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