Contextual barriers to infection prevention and control program implementation in hospitals in Latin America: a mixed methods evaluation

Fabre, Valeria; Secaira, Clara; Herzig, Carolyn; A. Bancroft, Elizabeth; Paula Bernachea, Maria; Anchiraico Galarza, Lucy; Aquiles, Bowen; Belén Araúz, Ana; del Carmen Bangher, María; L Bernan, Marisa; Burokas, Sol; Canton, Alfredo; Cazali, Iris; M Colque, Ángel; Comas, Marisabel; Verónica Contreras, Rosa; Cornistein, Wanda; Gabriela Córdoba, María; Mabel Correa, Silvia; Costilla Campero, Gustavo; Urrea Ayala, Mireia; Chavez, Nuria; De Ascencao, Gabriela; García, Carlos; Esquivel, Clara; Ezcurra, Cecilia; Fabbro, Leonardo; A Falleroni, Leandro; Fernandez, Johana; Ferrari, Sandra; Freire, Verónica; Isabel Garzón, María; Anel Gonzales, José; Guaymas, Lucrecia; Guerrero-Toapanta, Fausto; Laplume, Diego; Lambert, Sandra; Guillermo Lemir, César; Romina Lazarte, Paola; L Lopez, Itzel; Maldonado, Herberth; Martínez, Guadalupe; M Maurizi, Diego; Mesplet, Florencia; Moreno Izquierdo, Cristina; Luciana Moya, Gabriela; Nájera, M.; Nuccetelli, Yanina; Barrado Olmedo, A.; Palacio, Belén; Pellice, Florencia; Raffo, Carla; Ramos, Carolina; Reino, Fanny; Rodríguez, Viviana; Romero, Federico; José Romero, Juan; Sadino, Graciela; Sandoval, Nancy; Suarez, Mariana; Victoria Suayter, Maria; Alejandra Ureña, Maria; Valle, Marisol; Vence Reyes, Ligia; Vera Amate Perez, Silvia; Videla, Hugo; Villamandos, Silvina; Villarreal, Olmedo; Alejandra Viteri, Maria; Warley, Eduardo; E Quiros, Rodolfo

doi:10.1186/s13756-024-01484-4

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Contextual barriers to infection prevention and control program implementation in hospitals in Latin America: a mixed methods evaluation

Published in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control • Nov 3, 2024

Authors:

Valeria Fabre

Clara Secaira

Carolyn Herzig

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs are essential to prevent and control the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare facilities (HCFs). The current implementation of these programs in Latin America remains largely unknown. METHODS: We conducted a mixed-methods e...

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Medicine

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Infection control

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