Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using a human factors engineering approach. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using a human factors engineering approach. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published November 2018

Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using a human factors engineering approach.

Katz MJ, Gurses AP. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019;40:95-99.

Health care–associated infections are a persistent challenge in all care environments. This commentary explores conditions in long-term care settings that enable infections to spread. The authors recommend applying a human factors engineering model in these settings to reduce risks of infections.

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