Infection control in hospitals is usually implemented by an infection control team (ICT). Initially, ICTs consisted of doctors, nurses, epidemiologists and microbiologists; then, in the 1980s, the infection control link nurse (ICLN) system was introduced. ICTs (with or without the ICLN system)...
Some recent initiatives in the NHS in England may make Infection Control education more difficult, and these are reviewed. New sanctions have been made available to hospitals and Infection control teams in the UK with the passing of the Health Act in 2006, and the effects of these allied to ...
Prevention of hospital-acquired infection is the most important strategy to control infection in terms of the well being of patients and the medical economy. Infection control in hospitals is carried out by the action against hospital-based infection, for which clinical laboratory functions, such as...
Infection Control Find the newest stories covering infection and disease control in hospitals, care homes, and the general population. This section contains information on testing, monitoring, treatment options, vaccine development and distribution, as well as new policy decisions and best practices. ...
Infection Control in the Operating Room: Preventive Measures and Isolation Precautions in Cases of Multidrug Resistant Pathogens Providing surgical treatment for patients colonised or infected with multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) is daily routine in German hospitals. However, t... D Luft,S Lemmen...
The types of microorganisms cause nosocomial infections contribute about 99,000 deaths each year according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recent survey by hospitals reports, Gram-negative infections are estimated to account for two-thirds of the 25,000 deaths each year. Urinary tract...
Hospitals can reduce urinary catheter utilization by developing and implementing criteria for acceptable indications for indwelling urinary catheter use, such as when there is acute urinary obstruction, to assist in healing of pressure ulcers, or for select surgical procedures like kidney transplantation [...
Fewer than half of these cases were considered as probable infection control failures by the experts in this field. Hospital insurance claims because of HCAI are still rare in German hospitals. In the group of insurance claims because of ICF, some cases had been classified incorrectly. 展开 ...
Although members of the infection control team are the responsible resource persons in the hospital system, each member of the health care team also has a responsibility to help prevent infection in hospitalized patients. Under the JCAHO guidelines,[6]education of patients and their families should ...
Status and Progress in the Control of Infection in Chinese Hospitals This paper summarizes the characteristics and control of hospital-wide infections as identified by domestic surveys and research studies. This review also ... W He - 国际感染杂志(电子版) 被引量: 0发表: 2016年 Hospital infection...