Healthcare-acquired infections are one of the most frequent complications in the hospital,
causing suffering to both the patient and his family members.
Hospital stays are often prolonged due to healthcare-acquired infections, accompanied by
treatment failure and increasing healthcare costs.
According to...
Timsit, Jean-François;
Baleine, Julien;
Bernard, Louis;
Calvino-Gunther, Silvia;
Darmon, Michael;
Dellamonica, Jean;
Desruennes, Eric;
Leone, Marc;
Lepape, Alain;
Leroy, Olivier;
Lucet, Jean-Christophe;
Merchaoui, Zied;
Mimoz, Olivier;
Misset, Benoit;
Parienti, Jean-Jacques;
Quenot, Jean-Pierre;
Roch, Antoine;
Schmidt, Matthieu;
Slama, Michel;
Souweine, Bertrand;
Zahar, Jean-Ralph;
Zingg, Walter;
Bodet-Contentin, Laetitia;
Maxime, Virginie.
The French Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SRLF), jointly with the French-Speaking Group of Paediatric Emer‑
gency Rooms and Intensive Care Units (GFRUP) and the French-Speaking Association of Paediatric Surgical Inten‑
sivists (ADARPEF), worked out guidelines for the management of central venous...
This document provides rapid advice on the use of medical masks in communities, at home and at healthcare facilities in areas that have reported outbreaks caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). It is intended for public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, healthcar...
This is the first edition of guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for use when infection with a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is suspected. It has been adapted from WHO’s Infection prevention and control during health care for probable or confirmed cases of Middle East respirat...
WHO has developed this interim guidance to meet the need
for recommendations on safe home care for patients with
suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptoms
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and
on public health measures related to the management of their
contacts.
This document was adapted from the interim guidance on
Middle Eas...
This document is intended for clinicians taking care of hospitalised adult and paediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when a nCoV infection is suspected. It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen clinical management of the...
This updated guideline responds to changes in healthcare delivery and addresses new concerns about transmission of infectious agents to patients and healthcare workers in the United States and infection control. The primary objective of the guideline is to improve the safety of the nation’s healthcare ...
Proporcionar recomendaciones para el abordaje de las enfermedades infecciosas más prevalentes en la comunidad, basadas en las últimas evidencias disponibles y los datos de resistencias de los principales patógenos que contribuyan a reducir la prescripción innecesaria de antimicrobianos y mejorar la a...
Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria, namely, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) (for example, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli), Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPsA), are a matter of national and international concern as they are an emerging cause of...
Health care-associated infections (HAI) are one of the most common adverse events in care delivery and a major public health problem with an impact on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. At any one time, up to 7% of patients in developed and 10% in developing countries will acquire at least one HAI...
