Consideration of sex and gender in Cochrane reviews of interventions for preventing healthcare-associated infections: a methodology study

• Main Authors: Jesús López-Alcalde (Author), Elena Stallings (Author), Sheila Cabir Nunes (Author), Abelardo Fernández Chávez (Author), Mathilde Daheron (Author), Xavier Bonfill Cosp (Author), Javier Zamora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common and increase morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Their control continues to be an unresolved issue worldwide. HAIs epidemiology shows sex/gender differences. Thus the lack of consideration of sex/gender in Cochrane review...