Highlights
- •Health care–associated infections impact patient morbidity and mortality.
- •The positivity rate of surveillance cultures was 38.36%.
- •Adherence to precautionary measures in patients with colonization was 43.1%.
Health care–associated infections impact patient morbidity and mortality, and institutions
adopt evidence-based measures to prevent and control such infections. In this study,
professionals were observed during patient care under empirical contact precautions.
A total of 243 observations were performed in which 39.5% complied with all measures.
The positivity rate of surveillance cultures was 38.36%, and adherence to the measures
in patients with colonization was 43.1%.
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Publication History
Published online: November 14, 2019
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Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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