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Table 6 Gaps of the three NHCPRC focus areas – Systematic review on implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China, 2012–2017

From: Implementation of infection prevention and control in acute care hospitals in Mainland China – a systematic review

1. Structure, organisation and management of infection prevention and control

- Limited IPC budget for IPC programmes;

- High IPC staff turnover, particularly among IPC doctors;

- Limited recognition by hospital management;

- Limited feedback of the results to healthcare professionals.

2. Education and training in infection prevention and control

- Limited resources for IPC education and training;

- Little experience with team-and task-oriented learning, or peer-to-peer teaching education;

- Little experience with implementation strategies;

3. Surveillance of outcome and process indicators

- Few prospective incidence surveillance programmes

- Little antimicrobial stewardship programmes in primary-care hospitals;

- Little effort towards targeted MDRO screening of patients on admission

  1. IPC infection prevention and control, NHCPRC National Health Commission of the People’s Republic, MDRO multidrug-resistant microorganism