title: Standard principles for preventing and controlling infection.
abstract: Infection control is a priority for all nurses and healthcare staff. This article examines factors contributing to current healthcare-associated infection rates and outlines the main strategies for infection prevention, management and control.
authors.affiliation: Bell College, School of Health, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. c.chalmers@bell.ac.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Straub
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011481:Protective Clothing; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D013242:Sterilization / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D016635:Universal Precautions
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal