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Concepts of Infection Control
Concepts of Infection Control
Control
The risk of infection is always present.
It includes infections
not present nor incubating at admission,
infections that appear more than 48 hours after admission,
those acquired in the hospital but appear after discharge
also occupational infections among staff.
INFECTION
• Definition: Injurious contamination of body or parts of the
body by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa and rickettsia or by
the toxin that they may produce.
Patient susceptibility
Environmental factors
Microbial Agent
Many sick people are treated in a closed area;
micro-organisms, frequent contact between
carriers & susceptible, contaminated waste,
equipment and supplies to be handled.
SURVEILLANCE
• Nosocomial infection rate in a hospital is an
indicator of quality and safety of care.
• Surveillance to monitor this rate is essential to
identify problems and evaluate control activities
• The ultimate aim is the reduction of infection rate
and their costs.
• The term surveillance implies that observational
data are regularly analyzed.
Key points in Surveillance
• Active surveillance (Prevalence and incidence studies)
• Standardized methodology
prompt, rele vent to target group Meetin gs & dis scussio ns Dis semenatio n by committee
Scope of Infection Control
Aiming at preventing spread of infection:
Standard precautions: these measures must be applied
during every patient care, during exposure to any
potentially infected material or body fluids as blood
and others.
Components:
A. Hand washing.
B. Barrier precautions.
C. Sharp disposal.
D. Handling of contaminated material.
A.HAND WASHING
* Isolation precautions.