A temporary decrease was then observed in 2013, possibly because of the intensification of our hospital-based infection control measures (i.e., rapid identification of colonized and/or infected patients trough a centralized and computerized laboratory-based alert system, patient dedicated use of gowns and gloves) that occurred at that time.
Most correctly thought that evidence-based infection control measures provide adequate protection against transmission of bloodborne pathogens among healthcare workers.
Outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have resulted in increased discussion about community-based infection control measures, including voluntary quarantine.
Hospital-based infection control measures such as hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette to prevent the spread of infection are widely supported in the literature and broadly accepted [ 15- 20].
At the same time, the relatively high person-to-person basic reproduction number suggests that Ebola would have been difficult to control through hospital-based infection control measures alone.
Moreover, a relatively high person-to-person transmission component (R0 pp ≈ 1) implied that the 1976 epidemic would have been difficult to control via hospital-based infection control measures alone.
54 The relative weakness of existing hospital-based infection control measures in controlling CC5/other strains seen in this study suggests a pressing need for strategies to control burdens from clonal complexes arising in the community.
An infection control meeting was planned between the NICU staff and the infection control committee to establish infection control measures.
Most (80%) correctly thought that evidence-based infection-control measures provide adequate protection against transmission of bloodborne pathogens among HCWs.
In our hospital a dramatic increase in the incidence of C-R Kp BSI occurred from 2007 to 2014 that appeared to be only temporarily arrested by the intensification of hospital-based infection-control measures.
Thus, for patients with a high risk of infection, reinforcement of infection control measures based on the guidance for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae prevention [ 17] with early warning is particularly critical and should include promotion of hand hygiene.
