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Impact of Improvement in Infection Control Performance by Joint-conference: Effect on the Amount of Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers and the Detection Rate of Antimicrobial Resistance
Manami NAKASHITA1)3), Atsuko ITO1)3), Kakuei OSAKI2)3) and Satoru MITSUBOSHI4)
1)Department of Pharmacy, Niigata City General Hospital, 2)Department of Nursing, Niigata City General Hospital, 3)Infection Control Team, Niigata City General Hospital, 4)Department of Pharmacy, Kaetsu Hospital
In this study, we conducted a questionnaire survey on infection control at Niigata City General Hospital and with five cooperation hospitals to assess the impact of improvement in infection control performance by cooperation between local healthcare facilities. Additionally, the amount of alcohol-based hand rub and the isolation rate of antimicrobial resistance were investigated. After cooperation between local healthcare facilities in infection control, the amount of alcohol-based hand rub was significantly increased (6.72 vs. 9.52 L/1000 patient-days, P = 0.03), and the number of hospitals that get rewards for infection control was also increased, and the system and activities of the infection control team were strengthened. In addition, isolation rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multi-drug-resistant Psudomonas aeruginosa tended to decrease in 2016 compared with in 2014. Our study suggested that cooperation between local healthcare facilities enhanced infection control activities, increased consumption of alcohol-based hand rub, and thus decreased antimicrobial resistance.
Key words：cooperation between local healthcare facilities, infection control team, alcohol-based hand rub, antimicrobial resistance
e-mail: manankst＠gmail.com
Received: February 17, 2020
Accepted: July 28, 2020
35 (6)：241─246,2020
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