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. 2024 May 15:1-6.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.61. Online ahead of print.

Assessments and observations of infection prevention and control practices in US outpatient hemodialysis facilities, 2015-2018: important opportunities for improvement

Nicole R Gualandi  1 , Shannon A Novosad  1 , Joseph F Perz  1 , Lauren R Hopkins  1   2 , Stephanie Hsu  1 , Sheila Segura  3 , Patricia Kopp  4 , Meghan Maloney  5 , Eileen McHale  6 , Jason Mehr  7 , Rebecca Perlmutter  8 , Priti R Patel  1
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Assessments and observations of infection prevention and control practices in US outpatient hemodialysis facilities, 2015-2018: important opportunities for improvement

Nicole R Gualandi et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. .

Abstract

Infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality among patients receiving care in outpatient hemodialysis facilities. We describe comprehensive infection prevention assessments by US public health departments using standardized interview and observation tools. Results demonstrated how facility layouts can undermine infection prevention and that clinical practices often fall short of policies.

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Conflict of interest statement

S.S. reports receiving funding support via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Grant. M.M. reports receiving funding support via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Cooperative Agreement and support for attending meetings and/or travel via the Association of Public Health (APHL) Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE). P.P. reports owning stock or stock option in Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson. Author 12 is an adjunct faculty member at Emory University School of Medicine. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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