PMID- 26502483
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151208
LR  - 20151027
IS  - 1029-0540 (Print)
IS  - 1029-0540 (Linking)
VI  - 50
IP  - 2
DP  - 2014
TI  - National infection prevention and control programmes: Endorsing quality of care.
PG  - 4-6
AB  - Core components Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a major cause of 
      morbidity and mortality. In addition to pain and suffering, HAIs increase the 
      cost of health care and generates indirect costs from loss of productivity for 
      patients and society as a whole. Since 2005, the Pan American Health Organization 
      has provided support to countries for the assessment of their capacities in 
      infection prevention and control (IPC). More than 130 hospitals in 18 countries 
      were found to have poor IPC programmes. However, in the midst of many competing 
      health priorities, IPC programmes are not high on the agenda of ministries of 
      health, and the sustainability of national programmes is not viewed as a key 
      point in making health care systems more consistent and trustworthy. 
      Comprehensive IPC programmes will enable countries to reduce the mobility, 
      mortality and cost of HAIs and improve quality of care. This paper addresses the 
      relevance of national infection prevention and control (NIPC) programmes in 
      promoting, supporting and reinforcing IPC interventions at the level of 
      hospitals. A strong commitment from national health authorities in support of 
      national IPC programmes is crucial to obtaining a steady decrease of HAIs, 
      lowering health costs due to HAIs and ensuring safer care.
FAU - Stempliuk, Valeska
AU  - Stempliuk V
FAU - Ramon-Pardo, Pilar
AU  - Ramon-Pardo P
FAU - Holder, Reynaldo
AU  - Holder R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - World Hosp Health Serv
JT  - World hospitals and health services : the official journal of the International 
      Hospital Federation
JID - 9441450
MH  - Cross Infection/*prevention & control
MH  - Humans
MH  - Pan American Health Organization
MH  - *Quality of Health Care
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2014/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00
CRDT- 2015/10/28 06:00
PHST- 2015/10/28 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - World Hosp Health Serv. 2014;50(2):4-6.