State of infection prevention and control in Austrian hospitals: data from 81 hospitals completing the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF)
IPC standards in Austria show an overall increasing trend, especially in terms of IPC staffing. However, areas for improvement remain, and hospitals should make efforts to strengthen IPC education and training programs.
Authors
- Agnes Wechsler-Fördös (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8402-328X)
- Seven Johannes Sam Aghdassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8263-3455)
- Alexander Gropmann
- Christine Geffers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-6416)
- Michael Behnke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3993-9651)
- Sonja Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5523-8580)
- Andrea Grisold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6937-521X)
- Ferenc Darius Rüther
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venereology (AT)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01532-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58
Funders
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin