Evaluation of the effectiveness of an infection control program in adult intensive care units: A report from a middle-income country

Cost-effectiveness of a hand hygiene program on health care–associated infections in intensive care patients at a tertiary care hospital in Vietnam

“…1,2 Successful hand hygiene programs that lead to significant improvement of hand hygiene compliance usually include a continuous education program and installation of accessible dispensers at the point of care (bedside) with alcohol-based handrub. 3,4 Reductions in HAIs of at least 36% have been achieved in different studies since implementation of an alcohol-based handrub program.…”

Active surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in South Africa: Implementation, impact and challenges

“…However, the Turkish unit was a 55-bed ICU catering for a variety of patients (including neurosurgical patients, who typically have higher VAP rates), whereas our ICU is principally a surgical/medical one, so the two cannot be directly compared. [11] For CLABSIs, using the recognised standard for risk adjusting and comparing HAI rates, we demonstrated a SIR of <1 for all 3 years. A SIR of <1 indicates that fewer infections were observed than expected, and this coupled with the sustained decrease in annual rates is a positive indicator of quality in care.…”

The Compliance Rates of Hand Hygiene in Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Services at a State Hospital in Turkey

“…Furthermore, compliance with hand hygiene rules at the indirect contact with patients is poor (21,22). In our country, had hygiene compliance is low but it is getting improve in years (23). Studies performed in Turkey show that nurses have higher compliance rate than doctors.…”