Contextual barriers to infection prevention and control program implementation in hospitals in Latin America: a mixed methods evaluation

Abstract Background Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs are essential to prevent and control the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare facilities (HCFs). The current implementation of these programs in Latin America remains largely unknown. Methods We conducted a mixed-me...

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Main Authors: Valeria Fabre, Clara Secaira, Carolyn Herzig, Elizabeth Bancroft, Maria Paula Bernachea, Lucy Anchiraico Galarza, Bowen Aquiles, Ana Belén Arauz, Maria Del Carmen Bangher, Marisa Liliana Bernan, Sol Burokas, Alfredo Canton, Iris L. Cazali, Angel Colque, Marisabel Comas, Rosa Verónica Contreras, Wanda Cornistein, Maria Gabriela Cordoba, Silvia Mabel Correa, Gustavo Costilla Campero, Marta Isabel Chamorro Ayala, Nuria Chavez, Gabriela De Ascencao, Carlos Cruz García, Clara Esquivel, Cecilia Ezcurra, Leonardo Fabbro, Leandro Falleroni, Johana Fernandez, Sandra Ferrari, Veronica Freire, Maria Isabel Garzón, José Anel Gonzales, Lucrecia Guaymas, Fausto Guerrero-Toapanta, Diego Laplume, Sandra Lambert, César Guillermo Lemir, Paola Romina Lazarte, Itzel L. Lopez, Herberth Maldonado, Guadalupe Martínez, Diego M. Maurizi, Florencia Mesplet, Cristina Moreno Izquierdo, Gabriela Luciana Moya, Mariela Nájera, Yanina Nuccetelli, Argelis Olmedo, Belén Palacio, Florencia Pellice, Carla Lorena Raffo, Carolina Ramos, Fanny Reino, Viviana Rodriguez, Federico Romero, Juan José Romero, Graciela Sadino, Nancy Sandoval, Mariana Suarez, Maria Victoria Suayter, Maria Alejandra Ureña, Marisol Valle, Ligia Vence Reyes, Silvia Vera Amate Perez, Hugo Videla, Silvina Villamandos, Olmedo Villarreal, Maria Alejandra Viteri, Eduardo Warley, Rodolfo E. Quiros
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01484-4
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