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Volume 5, Issue 7 (Suppl)
J Infect Dis Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2332-0877
Infection Prevention 2017
December 14-15, 2017
December 14-15, 2017 | Rome, Italy
13
th
World Congress on
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Infection control among the health care workers to decrease transmission of acute upper respiratory
tract infections in outpatient clinics
Badrelsabah Bendery
Zagizig University, Egypt
Background:
Acute upper respiratory tract infections (AURTI) can spread rapidly among health care personnel in health
care settings, particularly for immune compromised persons. In this study we evaluate infection control measures guidelines.
Infection control programs in skilled nursing facilities should address: surveillance for infections and antimicrobial resistance,
outbreak investigation and control plan for epidemics, isolation precautions, hand hygiene, staff education, immunizations,
tuberculin testing, and infection control policies to prevent specific infections.
Methods:
Our study conducted on 80 Health care workers in outpatient clinics which divided into two groups’ doctors and
paramedical (nurses, workers, employees in clinics) age 20-55years, study method by questionnaire about guidelines of
infection control, laboratory and radiology screening.
Results:
we found 70% insufficient infection control auditors, 50% standard precautions of infection control measures
inadequate and 20% of asymptomatic of AURTI among workers and employees in clinic especially hand hygiene technique
insufficient among health care workers. Some of the nurses did not follow infection-control procedures fully.
Conclusions:
Infection control interventions should be implemented in outpatient, as well as inpatient, settings to reduce
transmission among health care workers and limit progression of AURT infections outbreaks. The healthcare worker, need to
be provided education to support patient safety and minimize risk for infection. Infection prevention and control, care should
be taken to provide comprehensive infection control measures including contact control, hand hygiene, personal protective
equipment, disinfection, and environmental cleaning.
Biography
Badrelsabah Bendery: ENT specialist MSCH zagizig university, auditor certificate, utilization management, Fellowship in hospital management, work in health
insurance Egypt, work now in KSA CLIC doing this study to evaluate importance of infection control guidelines in decrease ACURTI
mamyawd@yahoo.comBadrelsabah Bendery, J Infect Dis Ther 2017, 5:7(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C1-035