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Economic evaluations of interventions to prevent and control health-care-associated infections: a systematic review.
Rice S, Carr K, Sobiesuo P, et al. Economic evaluations of interventions to prevent and control health-care-associated infections: a systematic review. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023;23(7):e228-e239. doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(22)00877-5.
Health care-associated infections continue to be one of the most common health care-related complications. This systematic review including 67 studies identified several cost-effective interventions addressing health care-associated infections, including screening high-risk individuals, universal decolonization in intensive care units, hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, and surveillance. The authors found limited evidence evaluating the cost-effectiveness of other strategies such as education and training or use of personal protective equipment.
