Furthermore, evaluation of the IC programme, as surveillance of compliance and monitoring of nosocomial infections was missing.
Monitoring of compliance with IC procedures and/or active surveillance of IC efficacy was not currently included in the IC programme of any of the hospitals.
Alerted by the rise of hospital-acquired MRSA infections, the ED of a teaching hospital set up an ED infection control (IC) programme.
The subjective data comprised direct, anonymous observations (at personal level) of compliance with some specified IC procedures, adapted to the current IC programme in each setting, e.g. dress code, hand hygiene and glove use (Table 1).
However, in India well organized IC programmes are confined to few corporate hospitals in urban areas.
However, routine care provision is expanded by integrated-care specific services (e.g. hometreatment) for patients registered in IC programmes.
Rural community hospitals, although contributing significantly to the health care system, have none or inadequate IC programmes.
Therefore, when planning IC programmes, surveillance should be a part of the process [ 10],[ 11],[ 26],[ 27].
This study established baseline data on IC programmes within such settings, evaluated compliance with some IC procedures before and after an education intervention, and examined barriers to compliance.
The aims of this study were to establish baseline data on IC programmes in Swedish equine hospitals, evaluate compliance with IC procedures before and after an intervention, and examine barriers to compliance.
