254. Evaluation of Infection Control Techniques During Total Renovation of In-Patient Space for Expansion and Retrofit of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Houston, Texas

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Koehn ◽  
G. Yeager ◽  
G. Matejka
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Control Techniques

P11.10 Developing the First Steps for Infection Control in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Luanda, Angola

2006 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. S59
Author(s):  
D.E. Aoshima ◽  
T. Watari ◽  
S. Ishikawa ◽  
Y. Isoda ◽  
K. Antonio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital

First Outbreak of Colonization and Infection With Vancomycin-ResistantEnterococcus faeciumin a Tertiary Care Hospital in Singapore

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 991-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Piotr Chlebicki ◽  
Moi Lin Ling ◽  
Tse Hsien Koh ◽  
Li Yang Hsu ◽  
Ban Hock Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Enterococcus Faecium ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant

We report the first outbreak of vancomycin-resistantEnterococcus faeciumcolonization and infection among inpatients in the hematology ward of an acute tertiary care public hospital in Singapore. Two cases of bacteremia and 4 cases of gastrointestinal carriage were uncovered before implementation of strict infection control measures resulted in control of the outbreak.

A Pseudo-outbreak of Aspergillosis at a Tertiary Care Hospital: Thinking Beyond the Infection Control Risk Assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Doll ◽  
Michael Anne Preas ◽  
J. Kristie Johnson ◽  
Clifford Mitchell ◽  
Brenda Roup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Infect Control Hosp ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
Laboratory Contamination ◽  
Control Risk

In the modern era of carefully monitored renovations, construction-relatedAspergillusoutbreaks have decreased. We investigated an increase in clinical cultures growingAspergillusspecies, determining that contamination of the mycology lab caused a pseudo-outbreak. A major construction site was appropriately sealed, but unrecognized staff traffic may have facilitated laboratory contamination.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol2016;1–4

scholarly journals Compliance to infection prevention and control practices for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 transmission at tertiary care hospital in North Mumbai

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4837
Author(s):  
Kinjal Patel ◽  
Suraj Purusottaman ◽  
Trupti Carval ◽  
Lekhan Narvekar
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
And Control

Background: Infection control practices played a major role in prevention of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings. Aim of the study was to know the compliance to infection control and prevention practices by healthcare workers in COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken for prevention of SARS-CoV-2 spread in the hospital.Methods: An observational study was conducted at tertiary care hospital for a period of one month. All healthcare workers involved in patient care of COVID-19 and non COVID-19 was observed for their infection control practices. Areas were divided in two category, intensive care unit and indoor wards for audit. Environmental samples of various surfaces from intensive care unit and wards were taken and analyzed for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.Results: Overall compliance to infection prevention practices were improved during pandemic. Hand hygiene compliance in intensive care unit and indoor wards of COVID-19 unit were 78.66% and 74.36% whilst in non COVID-19 units was 72.47% and 62.31% respectively. Compliance to revised biomedical waste (BMW) policy at COVID-19 unit were 85.20% and 71.49% in intensive care unit and ward respectively. However, at non COVID-19 unit, it was 65.22% and 57.60%. Nursing station and doffing area of ICU at non-COVID-19 unit showed presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus. While all samples collected from COVID-19 unit were negative.Conclusions: Infection prevention and control practices play a key role to curtail transmission of infection. Awareness among healthcare workers, hospital environment, and usage of personal protective equipment should be optimized even at non COVID-19 facility.

scholarly journals Awareness and practices regarding standard precautions for infection control among the hospital support staff in a tertiary care hospital in South India: a cross sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2690
Author(s):  
Anusha Taarinie Jha ◽  
George P. Jacob ◽  
Mahathi Ramireddy ◽  
Yogesh Kini K.
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Compliance with standard precautions reduces the risk of exposure to blood and body fluids. The awareness regarding infection control and appropriate practices among hospital support staff is critical to prevent HAIs. Hence this study was conducted with the objectives of evaluating the awareness regarding standard precautions for infection control among hospital support staff and to identify the barriers, if any, to comply with standard infection control protocol among them. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital after obtaining the necessary ethical clearance and required permissions. Sample size was calculated to be 80. Written informed consent was taken from the participants. A questionnaire in the local language was used to collect the data. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 15. The results were expressed as proportions. Chi-square test was applied to study the association. Results: 81 workers participated in the study. 91.4% knew that hand washing is the most effective way to prevent health care associated infections. 75.3% were aware about categories of wastes. Among 59 staff who were liable to come in contact, 57 (96.6%) used protective barriers while serving HIV/TB patients. 51.9% of the participants were vaccinated against Hepatitis B infection. Conclusions: The awareness and practices of the hospital support staff regarding standard precaution for prevention of infection was inadequate. 

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