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Preventing healthcare-associated infection in Switzerland: Results of a national survey.

Sax H, Schreiber PW, Clack L, Ratz D, Saint S, Greene MT, Kuster SP. Preventing healthcare-associated infection in Switzerland: Results of a national survey. Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 2020 May 1; 41(5):597-600.

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Abstract:

We assessed infection prevention in Swiss hospitals via a national survey focusing on infection prevention practices prior to a large national infection prevention initiative. Of the 59 hospitals that responded (77%), 98% had infection prevention teams and 40% very good or excellent leadership support. However, a minority of hospitals used recommended infection prevention practices and surveillance systems regularly.




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