Old and New Challenges for Infection Control in the Post Pandemic Era
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 3235
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Interests: healthcare workers ; infection prevention and epidemiology; multidrug resistant organisms; public health
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Dear Colleagues,
Medicine, rapidly developing in all its branches, has certainly contributed to a longer and more pleasant human life. While we have solved many major health problems, however, there are still plenty that we continue to need to face, and new ones are being discovered. One inevitable topic are healthcare-associated infections, posing risk to patients and healthcare workers.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how important infection control composed of infection surveillance is, as well as the development and successful implementation of well-known and new preventive programs. This demands effective education and engagement healthcare workers in the area of infections prevention for preparedness for everyday work in usual conditions as well as in pandemic-related challenges.
Healthcare-associated infections, especially caused by multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDR), remain significant challenges, both in hospitals and in long-term care facilities. They may cause patients or residents to suffer from additional ailments and sometimes result in death. The existing problem of MDR microorganisms and HAIs shows us that in order to properly follow the primum non nocere principle in healthcare, we should take into account all of the epidemiological, biological, organizational, and social aspects of healthcare.
We need to better understand the vital role that infection prevention and control play in improving healthcare systems. That is why this Special Issue of the Healthcare will be devoted to “Old and New Challenges for Infection Control in the Post-Pandemic Era”. You are most welcome to join the discussion.
Dr. Anna Różańska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- infection prevention and control
- surveillance of infections
- epidemiology of infections
- health policy
- public health
- COVID-19
- multidrug-resistant microorganisms
- healthcare-associated infections
- patient safety
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