The article’s authors emphasized the need to focus on the current science base and understanding of pathogenesis, epidemiology, interventions and study design. For example, in respect to epidemiology, the authors state the need for a more robust understanding of the role of the environment, fomites, patients and healthcare workers’ hands in the transmission of healthcare-associated microbial pathogens.
The authors also said healthcare epidemiology needs to find a method of conducting large, prospective, carefully controlled, multi-center trials to answer questions about infections, as many current studies are built around “quasi-experimental designs.”
Read the Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology article about healthcare-associated infections.
Read other coverage about infection control:
– AORN Urges Healthcare Providers to Examine Connection Between Surgical Attire and Infections
– 3 Tricks to Help Your Staff Keep Your ASC Free of Infections
– Case Study: 6 Practices for Improved Infection Control at Central Illinois Endoscopy Center
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