In a hospital, the laundry is an essential part of the infection prevention infrastructure. Behind every fresh bed sheet and sterilised surgical drape lies a system that, if not properly …
Infection Control
Shiv Maini, Housekeeping Head, Max Healthcare Saket opines that maintaining impeccable cleanliness and hygiene is paramount in the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare. Technological advancements are playing a pivotal role in …
Dr Prashant Nasa, HOD, Critical Care Medicine, Chairperson, Prevention and Control of Infection, NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai stresses on Electronic monitoring, training and technology HAI is a serious concern. What …
Over one-and-a-half years, Fabiosys Innovations – a startup incubated at IIT Delhi – has developed ‘infection-proof fabrics’ to prevent hospital acquired infections transmitted by coming into contact with contaminated textiles. …
At the one-day Conference on Hospital Infection Control, microbiologists, infection control officers and other experts engaged in lively, fruitful discussions about how to make hospital infection control a practice that …
As the first suspected cases of coronavirus in India — which claimed over 100 lives in China and has 56 million Chinese citizens under lockdown — the WHO has released …
When we think of hospitals, we picture doctors, nurses, emergency rooms, wards, operation theatres and ICUs. What doesn’t immediately come to mind, and what all of the above either wear …
According to a study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, the effect of alcohol-based surgical hand rub improved the quality and reduced the duration of the hand preparation, being …
The global hospital acquired infection control market was worth about $16.0 billion in 2016, says the latest report of Kalorama Information. The figure includes testing products, device sterilisation, specific cleaning …
Infection control is one of the areas of hospital, which is directly or indirectly associated with patient outcomes as far as infections acquired in hospitals are concerned. Quality care of …
