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Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection: a systematic review and expert consensus.

Zingg W, Holmes A, Dettenkofer M, et al; Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidance on Organization of Hospital Infection Control Programmes (SIGHT) Study Group. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015;15:212-224.

This systematic review of interventions to prevent health care–associated infections identified organizational factors such as positive safety culture, hospital-wide infection control efforts, guidelines, training, auditing, feedback, and optimal staffing and ergonomics. The results suggest that reducing hospital-acquired infections requires a systems approach.

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