In 2010, the Comité sur les infections nosocomiales du Québec (CINQ) [Québec healthcare-associated infections committee] released its guidelines for preventing and controlling transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, and then more recently, in 2015, its measures to prevent and control transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) in acute care settings.
The application of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in long-term care settings (CHSLDs) must be adapted to the characteristics specific to these settings, as well as to the clientele residing in these settings. The purpose of this document is to provide IPC staff working in CHSLDs and the clinicians who practice there with up-to-date information that applies to these specific settings.
Persons who reside in long-term care facilities not only live there, but also receive healthcare services there. Even though this type of accommodation is increasingly restri…
Comité sur les infections nosocomiales du Québec