Reorganization of nurse scheduling reduces the risk of healthcare associated infections

Abstract Efficient prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) is still an open problem. Using contact data from wearable sensors at a short-stay geriatric ward, we propose a proof-of-concept modeling study that reorganizes nurse schedules for efficient infection control. This...

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Main Authors: Eugenio Valdano, Chiara Poletto, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, Vittoria Colizza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86637-w