Implementing an infection control and prevention program decreases the incidence of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance in a Russian neuro-ICU.

Ksenia ErshovaIvan SavinNataliya KurdyumovaDarren WongGleb DanilovMichael ShifrinIrina AlexandrovaEkaterina SokolovaNadezhda FursovaVladimir ZelmanOlga Ershova

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2018)

The implementation of an evidence-based IPC program in a middle-income country (Russia) was highly effective in HAI prevention with meaningful reductions in antibiotic resistance.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
intensive care unit
primary care
risk factors
physical activity
health insurance