Evaluation of the characteristics of infection prevention and control programs and infection control committees in Brazilian hospitals: A countrywide cross-sectional study.
Beatriz ArnsCrepin Aziz Jose Oluwafoumi AganiGuilhermo Prates SesinJaqueline Driemeyer Correia HorvathDébora Vacaro FogazziFernanda Kelly Romeiro SilvaLauren Sezera CostaAdriano Jose PereiraAntonio Paulo Nassar JuniorBruno Tomazini CavalcantiCamila DietrichViviane Cordeiro VeigaDaniela G M CatarinoMaysa Yukari ChenoAlexandre Biasi CavalcantiBianca Ramos FerronattoBil Randerson BassettiCaio Cesar Ferreira FernandesCaroline DeutschendorfCintia Magalhães Carvalho GrionClaudia Fernanda de Lacerda VidalCláudio Dornas de OliveiraEliana Bernadete CaserEmerson BoschiEverton Macêdo SilvaFelipe Dal PizzolHugo Correa de Andrade UrbanoIany SilvaIsrael Silva MaiaLeila Rezegue de Moraes RegoLuana Pontes OliveiraMaria Brandão TavaresMarianna Deway Andrade DracoulakisMarina Peres BainyNicole Alberti GolinPablo Oscar TombaPedro Martins Pereira KurtzRafael Botelho FoerngesRejane Martins PrestesRodrigo Morel Vieira de MeloRodrigo Reghini Da SilvaTatiana Gozzi Pancev ToledoValéria Paes LimaVanildes de Fátima FernandesWilson José LovatoAlexandre Prehn ZavasckiPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2023)
In this sample, most ICCs complied with the minimum requirements for IPC programs. The main limitation regarding ICCs was the lack of financial support. The findings of this survey support the development of strategic plans to improve IPCs in Brazilian hospitals.