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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Broadening the infection prevention and control network globally; 2017 Geneva IPC-think tank (part 3)
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Volume 8, No. 1, Article 74, Year 2019
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Background: Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is a major challenge for patient safety worldwide, and is further complicated by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) due to excessive antimicrobial use in both humans and animals. Existing infection prevention and control (IPC) networks must be strengthened and adapted to better address the global challenges presented by emerging AMR. Methods: In June 2017, 42 international experts convened in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss two key areas for strengthening the global IPC network: 1) broadening collaboration in IPC; and 2) how to bring the fields IPC and AMR control together. Results: The US Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened together with international experts to discuss collaboration and networks, demonstrating the participating organizations' commitment to close collaboration in IPC. The challenge of emerging AMR can only be addressed by strengthening this collaboration across international organisations and between public health and academia. The WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands initiative is an example of a successful collaboration between multiple global stakeholders including academia and international public health organisations; it can be used as a model. IPC-strategies are included within the four pillars to combat AMR: surveillance, IPC, antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship, research and development. The prevention of transmission of multidrug-resistant microorganisms is a patient safety issue, and must be strengthened in the fight against AMR. Conclusions: The working group determined that international organisations should take the lead in creating new networks, which will in turn attract academia and other stakeholders to join. At the same time, they should invest in bringing existing IPC and AMR networks under one umbrella. Transmission of multidrug-resistant microorganisms in hospitals and in the community threatens the success of antimicrobial stewardship programmes, and thus, research and development in IPC should be addressed as an enhanced global priority. © 2019 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Zingg, Walter
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Storr, Julie Ann
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Park, Benjamin J.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jernigan, John A.
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Harbarth, Stéphan Jürgen
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Grayson, Michael Lindsay
Australia, Melbourne
Austin Health
Tacconelli, Evelina
Germany, Tubingen
Universitätsklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät Tübingen
Italy, Verona
Università Degli Studi Di Verona
Allegranzi, Benedetta
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Pittet, Didier
Switzerland, Geneva
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé
Ahmad, Raheelah
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Andremont, Antoine O.
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Bell, Michael R.
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Borg, Michael A.
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Carmeli, Yehuda S.
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Castro-Sánchez, Enrique
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Conly, John M.
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Eggimann, Philippe
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Gastmeier, Petra
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Holmes, Alison Helen
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Kilpatrick, Claire
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Kolwaite, Amy R.
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Krause, Karl Heinz
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Larson, Elaine Lucille
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Masson-Roy, Sarah
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Mehtar, Shaheen
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Mendelson, Marc
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Monnet, Dominique L.
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Ndoye, Babacar C.
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Nthumba, Peter Muli
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Ogunsola, F. T.
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Perencevich, Eli N.
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Samore, Matthew H.
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Seto, Winghong
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Srinivasan, Arjun R.
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Tarrant, Carolyn
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Tomczyk, Sara M.
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Talaat, Maha M.
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Villegas, María Virginia
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Voss, Andreas
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Walsh, Timothy R.
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Widmer, Andréas Franz X.
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Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 41
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s13756-019-0528-0
ISSN:
20472994
Research Areas
Health System And Policy