Table 1.

Causes influencing the risk of infections and possible solutions

Causes	Solution
Lack of standardization of procedures	Application of evidence‐based medicine to select clinical pathways for patients
Lack of standardization of procedures	More appropriate adoption of clinical procedures
Healthcare information system that could be improved	More accurate and careful collection of data related to patients' clinical pathways
Lack of training and information with respect to health related infections	Early identification of colonized patients