Nosocomial infection control activities in Thailand 1989.
The study on the infection control activities was done in 89 general regional and community hospitals. Seventy-seven hospitals responded to the questionnaire (87%). All hospitals had set up infection control committees. Infection control nurses had been appointed in 84 per cent; 45 and 39 per cent were part-time and full-time ICNs respectively. Reports of surveillance were sent to the committees in 74 of the hospitals. Doctors took part in infection control in 75 per cent of the hospitals. Isolation units were available in 86 per cent and incinerators were installed in 13 per cent of the hospitals. These results indicate that the allocation of manpower and resources are not sufficient for effective nosocomial infection control.
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Division of Provincial Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology