International Journal of Infection Control

Overview

International Journal of Infection Control is a scientific journal, published since 2005 in English. The journal's country of origin is United Kingdom and its primary focus area is infectious diseases.

Details

Abbr. Int J Infect Control

Start 2005

End Continuing

Frequency Four no. a year, 2011-

p-ISSN 1816-6296

e-ISSN 1816-9783

Country United Kingdom

Language English

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Recent Articles

Improving hand hygiene measures in low-resourced intensive care units: experience at the Kigali University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda

Mvukiyehe J, Tuyishime E, Ndindwanimana A, Rickard J, Manzi O, Madden G, et al.

Int J Infect Control . 2023 Jun; 17. PMID: 37275665

Background: Proper hand hygiene (HH) practices have been shown to reduce healthcare-acquired infections. Several potential challenges in low-income countries might limit the feasibility of effective HH, including preexisting knowledge gaps...

Feasibility and acceptance of a cloud-based mobile app for antimicrobial stewardship and infection control in Colombian hospitals

Ketcherside W, Olson J, Hunt L, Mehta J, Gutierrez C, Coy L, et al.

Int J Infect Control . 2021 Jun; 16(3):1-6. PMID: 34135996

Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship programs (ICASPs) are essential to reduce the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. The primary objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of...

Measuring readiness for and satisfaction with a hand hygiene e-learning course among healthcare workers in a paediatric oncology centre in Guatemala City

Gonzalez M, Melgar M, Homsi M, Shuler A, Antillon-Klussmann F, Matheu L, et al.

Int J Infect Control . 2017 Nov; 12(4). PMID: 29147140

E-learning has been widely used in the infection control field and has been recommended for use in hand hygiene (HH) programs by the World Health Organization. Such strategies are effective...