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Infection control program reduced hospital-acquired HAIs by > 1/3
A multimodal infection control program reduced the rate of hospital-acquired HAIs by more than 1/3 and improved quality of care and patient outcomes.
Ebnother C, Tanner B, Schmid F, La Rocca V, et al. Impact of an Infection Control Program on the Prevalence of Nonsocomial Infections at a Tertiary Care Center in Switzerland. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008; 29(1): 38-43. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/impact-of-an-infection-control-program-on-the-prevalence-of-nosocomial-infections-at-a-tertiary-care-center-in-switzerland/DD00D109FCFE36F69E9D89BD1DE9F8A4