title: Infection control--a European research perspective for the next decade.
abstract: A symposium was held in June 2009 near Freiburg in Germany. Twenty-nine attendees from several European countries participated, most of whom are actively involved in research and hospital infection prevention and control. The following topics were presented and discussed: isolation and screening for control of multidrug-resistant organisms; impact of the environment on healthcare-associated infection (HAI); new technologies to control infection--state of evidence; surveillance of HAI; methodological challenges and research priorities for infection control and control of HAI: learning from each other in a united Europe. This Leader summarises the main issues for debate and the number of consensus points agreed amongst delegates.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. markus.dettenkofer@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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authors.lastname: Ammon
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authors.lastname: Astagneau
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authors.lastname: Lyytikäinen
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mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*