title: Observations and thoughts on infection control practices in Russia.
abstract: Members of the American Society of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses (ASORN), as a delegation of ophthalmic nurses for the People to People Citizen Ambassador Program, had the opportunity to visit five ophthalmic facilities in St. Petersburg and Moscow in August 1993. Russian hosts described their operations through a translator and then provided tours and answered questions. Unrestricted photographs were allowed. This article describes a perspective of infection control practices as observed and documents statements or responses made to questions that were posed. Generalizations cannot be made from this brief encounter, but comparisons and thoughts are presented.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D012426:Russia