# Infection Control in Healthcare **Type:** Topics **Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/infection-control-in-healthcare/ ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Description | This cluster of papers focuses on infection control in healthcare settings, with a specific emphasis on hand hygiene, healthcare-associated infections, environmental contamination, and prevention strategies. It explores the role of hospital surfaces and the transmission of nosocomial pathogens, while also addressing the importance of adherence to guidelines for healthcare workers and the impact on patient safety. | | Domain | Health Sciences | | Field | Medicine | | OpenAlex ID | t11000 | | Works | 120 | ## Topic papers all Showing 15 of 120. - [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017](https://scholariq.org/papers/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-guideline-for-the-prevention-of/) - [Chlorhexidine–Alcohol versus Povidone–Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis](https://scholariq.org/papers/chlorhexidine-alcohol-versus-povidone-iodine-for-surgical-site-antisepsis/) - [Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection](https://scholariq.org/papers/targeted-versus-universal-decolonization-to-prevent-icu-infection/) - [The role of particle size in aerosolised pathogen transmission: A review](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-role-of-particle-size-in-aerosolised-pathogen-transmission-a-review/) - [Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers](https://scholariq.org/papers/epidemiology-of-and-risk-factors-for-coronavirus-infection-in-health-care/) - [Adverse effects of isolation in hospitalised patients: a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/adverse-effects-of-isolation-in-hospitalised-patients-a-systematic-review/) - [Relatively Poor Outcome after Treatment of Clostridium difficile Colitis with Metronidazole](https://scholariq.org/papers/relatively-poor-outcome-after-treatment-of-clostridium-difficile-colitis-with/) - [Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) Infection Among Health Care Workers and Implications for Prevention Measures in a Tertiary Hospital in Wuhan, China](https://scholariq.org/papers/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-2019-infection-among-health-care-workers-and/) - [Primary symptomless colonisation by Clostridium difficile and decreased risk of subsequent diarrhoea](https://scholariq.org/papers/primary-symptomless-colonisation-by-clostridium-difficile-and-decreased-risk-of/) - [Control of Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus](https://scholariq.org/papers/control-of-endemic-methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus/) - [Systematic review of economic analyses of health care-associated infections](https://scholariq.org/papers/systematic-review-of-economic-analyses-of-health-care-associated-infections/) - [Effectiveness of multifaceted educational programme to reduce antibiotic dispensing in primary care: practice based randomised controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/effectiveness-of-multifaceted-educational-programme-to-reduce-antibiotic/) - [Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/effectiveness-of-masks-and-respirators-against-respiratory-infections-in-2/) - [What to wear today? Effect of doctor’s attire on the trust and confidence of patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/what-to-wear-today-effect-of-doctor-s-attire-on-the-trust-and-confidence-of/) - [Acquisition of Clostridium difficile and Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Tube Feeding](https://scholariq.org/papers/acquisition-of-i-clostridium-difficile-i-and-i-clostridium-difficile-i/) ## Topic primary papers Showing 15 of 34. - [Adverse effects of isolation in hospitalised patients: a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/adverse-effects-of-isolation-in-hospitalised-patients-a-systematic-review/) - [What to wear today? Effect of doctor’s attire on the trust and confidence of patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/what-to-wear-today-effect-of-doctor-s-attire-on-the-trust-and-confidence-of/) - [COVID‐19 reinforces the importance of handwashing](https://scholariq.org/papers/covid-19-reinforces-the-importance-of-handwashing/) - [Handwashing Program for the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit](https://scholariq.org/papers/handwashing-program-for-the-prevention-of-nosocomial-infections-in-a-neonatal/) - [Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multidrug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream infections in general medical and surgical units (ABATE Infection trial): a cluster-randomised trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/chlorhexidine-versus-routine-bathing-to-prevent-multidrug-resistant-organisms/) - [Effectiveness and Limitations of Hand Hygiene Promotion on Decreasing Healthcare–Associated Infections](https://scholariq.org/papers/effectiveness-and-limitations-of-hand-hygiene-promotion-on-decreasing-healthcare/) - [Using a theory of planned behaviour framework to explore hand hygiene beliefs at the ‘5 critical moments’ among Australian hospital-based nurses](https://scholariq.org/papers/using-a-theory-of-planned-behaviour-framework-to-explore-hand-hygiene-beliefs-at/) - [Infection Acquisition Following Intensive Care Unit Room Privatization](https://scholariq.org/papers/infection-acquisition-following-intensive-care-unit-room-privatization/) - [Environmental decontamination of a hospital isolation room using high-intensity narrow-spectrum light](https://scholariq.org/papers/environmental-decontamination-of-a-hospital-isolation-room-using-high-intensity/) - [Poor knowledge – predictor of nonadherence to universal precautions for blood borne pathogens at first level care facilities in Pakistan](https://scholariq.org/papers/poor-knowledge-predictor-of-nonadherence-to-universal-precautions-for-blood/) - [A large-scale assessment of hand hygiene quality and the effectiveness of the “WHO 6-steps”](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-large-scale-assessment-of-hand-hygiene-quality-and-the-effectiveness-of-the/) - [Self-Reported Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Chinese Critical Care Clinicians during 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic](https://scholariq.org/papers/self-reported-use-of-personal-protective-equipment-among-chinese-critical-care/) - [Use of personal protective equipment in nursing practice](https://scholariq.org/papers/use-of-personal-protective-equipment-in-nursing-practice/) - [Implementing an infection control and prevention program decreases the incidence of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic resistance in a Russian neuro-ICU](https://scholariq.org/papers/implementing-an-infection-control-and-prevention-program-decreases-the-incidence/) - [Hepatitis B vaccination status and associated factors among undergraduate students of Makerere University College of Health Sciences](https://scholariq.org/papers/hepatitis-b-vaccination-status-and-associated-factors-among-undergraduate/) --- Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. 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