Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2018

PILOT STUDY ON PREVENTION OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Aneesh. N, Junior Sundresh

Abstract :

Introduction: Hospital–acquired infection also known as nosocomial infection — is an infection that is contracted from the environment or staff of a healthcare facility.

Aim: To study about hospital acquired infections and prevention recommendations with reference to tertiary care hospital.

Methods: This is an observational study conducted in a tertiary care hospital. It is a subset of population, in this study 150 hospital employees are selected based on the possibility of getting exact information required for the project.

Results: The awareness level about the Hospital Acquired Infections and prevention recommendations should be improved among the hospital employees. All the hospital employees should wear fresh gloves while handling or examine the patients to prevent hand mediated transmission of cross infection.

Conclusion: Good infection control is essential but the complex nature of infection means that it is not always easy to achieve. Continuous training and monitoring will prevent infections. 

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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ANEESH.N, JUNIOR SUNDRESH, PILOT STUDY ON PREVENTION OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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