title: A staff nurse's perspective of infection control problems.
abstract: Earlier this month astonishing figures causing major concern were released from the Department of Health (DoH) showing the number of cases of Clostridium difficile in the over 65s in hospitals in England. This article focuses upon what is already known about infection control and concludes that a greater collaborative approach to infection control is needed, with a prudent use of broad spectrum antibiotics and a greater use of precautionary isolation measures based on patient symptoms, if infection rates are to fall.
authors.affiliation: The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust, Dudley, West Midlands, UK.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grainger
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004363:Drug Utilization; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007318:Inservice Training; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010356:Patient Isolation; D018579:Patient Selection; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000193:education
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents