Interventions to improve water supply and quality, sanitation and handwashing facilities in healthcare facilities, and their effect on healthcare-associated infections in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and supplementary scoping review

Julie Watson,Benedetta Allegranzi,Erin Flynn,Paul Hunter,Lauren D'Mello-Guyett,Alain Prual,Oliver Cumming,Joanna Esteves-Mills,Maggie Montgomery,Jane Falconer

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001632

Interventions to improve water supply and quality, sanitation and handwashing facilities in healthcare facilities, and their effect on healthcare-associated infections in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and supplementary scoping review

Julie Watson, Benedetta Allegranzi + Show 8 more

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001632

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Journal: BMJ Global Health	Publication Date: Jul 1, 2019
Citations: 32	License type: open-access

Affiliation: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, World Health Organization, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, University of East Anglia, West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development, London Library

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IntroductionHealthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are the most frequent adverse event compromising patient safety globally. Patients in healthcare facilities (HCFs) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) are most at risk. Although water,...

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