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Standard Precaution

Standard precautions are the minimum infection control safeguards used while caring for all patients, irrespective of their disease condition. They help prevent the spread of common infectious microorganisms to healthcare workers, patients, and visitors in all healthcare settings.
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Healthcare Associated Infections II: Preventive Measures

Essential infection prevention measures are based on the knowledge of the infection chain, the modes of transmission in healthcare settings, and the use of the best practices in all healthcare settings. Compulsory public reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates is needed to allow individuals and the community to make informed choices regarding selecting a healthcare facility.
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PPE Use in Healthcare Settings I: Donning

Donning PPE must be completed before contact with the patient. This process protects from infectious agents. The sequence and action included in each donning are critical, and the steps must be systematic to avoid exposure to pathogens. The institutional policy also needs to be followed while donning PPE. The pre-donning preparations are gathering equipment, inspecting the PPE equipment for tears, holes, or damage, removing jewelry, removing any garments below the elbows, and tying the hair...
PPE Use in Healthcare Settings II: Doffing01:10

PPE Use in Healthcare Settings II: Doffing

The sequence of removing or doffing PPE starts with the gloves, as they are the most contaminated. Next is removal of the face shield or goggles, as they would interfere with removing other PPE. Then remove the gown, followed by the mask or respirator. Perform hand hygiene between steps if hands become contaminated and immediately after removing all PPE. Generally, the outside front and sleeves of the isolation gown, the goggles or the mask, the respirator, and the face shield are contaminated.
Hand hygiene01:23

Hand hygiene

Asepsis is the practice of preventing or breaking the chain of infection. The nurse employs aseptic techniques to prevent the spread of microorganisms and reduce the risk of diseases. Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of aseptic techniques and is classified into medical and surgical asepsis. Medical asepsis includes hand hygiene and the use of gloves. Surgical asepsis, or the sterile technique, refers to practices that render and keep objects and areas free of microorganisms.
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Transmission-based Precautions I: Contact, Enteric, and Droplets01:17

Transmission-based Precautions I: Contact, Enteric, and Droplets

Transmission-based precautions are for patients known to be infected or suspected to be infected or colonized with organisms that pose a significant risk to others. Some transmission-based precautions include contact, enteric, and droplet.
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Scabies in healthcare settings.

Sophie Bouvresse1, Olivier Chosidow

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France.

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
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Institutional scabies outbreaks are underestimated and require prompt recognition, strict infection control, and simultaneous treatment for eradication. Effective management strategies are crucial to control the spread of scabies in healthcare settings.

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Microbial Control and Monitoring Strategies for Cleanroom Environments and Cellular Therapies
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Published on: March 17, 2023

Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Scabies epidemics in industrialized nations often occur within families or institutions like healthcare settings.
  • Managing institutional scabies presents significant challenges and economic burdens, yet management guidelines are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current understanding and management strategies for institutional scabies outbreaks.
  • To highlight the underestimation of scabies prevalence in institutional settings and identify key risk factors.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on institutional scabies outbreaks.
  • Analysis of identified risk factors contributing to scabies spread in healthcare and residential facilities.
  • Synthesis of recommended control and eradication strategies.

Main Results:

  • Institutional scabies prevalence is likely underestimated, with outbreaks linked to institution type, patient contact, and diagnostic delays.
  • Atypical presentations can lead to misdiagnosis, complicating control efforts.
  • Effective control requires prompt index case recognition, outbreak teams, immediate infection control, education, simultaneous treatment, and environmental disinfection.

Conclusions:

  • Randomized controlled trials including institutionalized patients are needed to develop more effective scabicide strategies.
  • Current data on scabicide effectiveness is derived from individual-participant trials, lacking a global outbreak management perspective.