[Hospital management and the role of clinical microbiology laboratory for preventing nosocomial infection].
Nosocomial infection is a serious issue in the hospital management. Countermeasures for this issue have been discussed from various points including clinical and laboratory medicine, nursing as well as hospital administration. This issue is of great importance to those of us medical practitioners, who engage in diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The role of clinical microbiology laboratories for prevention of nosocomial infection includes performing epidemiological survey, giving information and education, and training and instruction to medical staff. In order to instruct and inspect the countermeasures against nosocomial infection, it is necessary to have a dedicated team in the hospital. We have organized an infection control team(ICT) to collect information and offer training and instruction regarding nosocomial infection. The ICT activities include 1) inspecting if the nosocomial infection control manual is followed correctly, 2) reporting the results of epidemiological survey regarding nosocomial infection, 3) offering the information regarding antimicrobial agents and disinfectants, 4) offering the information regarding the isolation of microorganisms in the hospital and their antimicrobial sensitivities, 5) cost calculation for nosocomial infection control.
Ichiyama
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Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital.
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008829:Microbiology; D010338:Pathology, Clinical