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Use of single-bed rooms may decrease the incidence of hospital-acquired infections in geriatric patients: A retrospective cohort study in Central Denmark region.

Merete GregersenAnders MellemkjærCatherine H FossSif Blandfort
Published in: Journal of health services research & policy (2021)
Accommodation in single-bed rooms appeared to reduce HAIs compared to multi-bed rooms in two geriatric wards. This finding should be considered as hypothesis-generating and be examined further using an experimental design.
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