Abstract：
:Systematic reviews have become a key strategy to identifying evidence-based practice guidelines in infection prevention. They are considered the highest level of evidence providing the most effective answers to practice questions. Infection preventionists need to become familiar with reading systematic reviews and learn to critically appraise the findings and implications for practice. A systematic literature review is a rigorous preplanned process established to answer a specific practice question. The preplanned methods are detailed in the final publication. There are several key components that should be outlined in systematic reviews, which are briefly reviewed here.
journal_name
Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Grota P,McKinley L,Lopez Edoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-12-01 00:00:00pages
1402-1404issue
12eissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(17)30946-Xjournal_volume
45pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.015
更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
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