Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
---|---|---|
Population | Human | Animal, plants |
 | Adult | Children and neonates |
 | Intensive care units | Other hospital wards |
 | ICU infections, especially those acquired during ICU stay |  |
 | Laboratory results of screening for the presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, especially ESKAPE species among ICU patients, healthcare workers, or the ICU environment |  |
 | Lower-middle income countries |  |
Intervention | Preventive measures to limit nosocomial acquisition and infection of bacterial pathogens | Â |
Comparator | Not Applicable | Â |
Outcomes | Infection and/or acquisition | Â |
 | Identification and susceptibility pattern of targeted pathogens (ESKAPE species) |  |
 | Compliance with prevention protocols (e.g. hand hygiene) |  |
 | Mortality |  |
 | Length of stay |  |
Language | English Language | Â |
Study design | Case control study | Editorials |
 | Cohort studies | Case series reports |
 | Cross-sectional studies | Conference abstracts/reports |
 | Longitudinal studies | Reviews |
 | Modelling studies |  |
 | Laboratory-based studies |  |
Quality of journal | Q1 or Q2 based on rank on Web of Science | Q3 or Q4, or not ranked in Web of Science |