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Fig. 1 | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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From: Infection prevention and control policies in hospitals and prevalence of highly resistant microorganisms: an international comparative study

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Number of implemented infection prevention and control measures in each hospital.

Hospitals were only rewarded points when they reported an adherence of more than 90% to the IPC measure. Dichotomous yes/no questions: No = 0 points, Yes = 1 point. Abbreviations; CPK: Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, CPPA: Carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa, VRE: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, EMC: Erasmus MC University Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. KSK: Kardinal Schwarzenberg Klinikum in Salzburg, Austria. VGS: Vienna General Hospital in Vienna, Austria. INMI: National Institute for Infectious Diseases ‘Lazzaro Spallanzani’ in Rome, Italy. ERU: Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkey. TGH: Tzaneio General Hospital in Piraeus, Greece.

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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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