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…
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…