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. 2017 Dec 11:51:119.
doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2017051000315.

Public policies on healthcare-associated infections: a Brazil and UK case study

Maria Clara Padoveze  1 , Sara Melo  2 , Simon Bishop  3 , Vanessa de Brito Poveda  4 , Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza  5
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Public policies on healthcare-associated infections: a Brazil and UK case study

Maria Clara Padoveze et al. Rev Saude Publica. .

Abstract

To summarize the historical events and drivers underlying public policy for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Brazil and in the United Kingdom. In doing so, the article aims to identify lessons and recommendations for future development of public policy. The analysis is based on a historical overview of national healthcare-associated infections programs taken from previously published sources. Findings highlight how the development of healthcare-associated infections prevention and control policies followed similar trajectories in Brazil and the United Kingdom. This can be conceptualized around four sequential phases: Formation, Consolidation, Standardization, and Monitoring and Evaluation. However, while we identified similar phases of development in Brazil and the United Kingdom, it can be seen that the former entered each stage around 20 years after the latter.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure. Evolution of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and control in the United Kingdom and Brazil until 2015.
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