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First wash your hands! Control of nosocomial infections in practice
Author(s) -
Polton Gerry,
Elwood Clive
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.28.9.548
Subject(s) - hygiene , infection control , medicine , infection rate , incidence (geometry) , cross infection , intensive care medicine , nursing , veterinary medicine , surgery , pathology , physics , optics
TWO years ago, in response to concerns about the nosocomial infection rate in its veterinary hospital, Davies Veterinary Specialists set up an infection control group to investigate infection risks and improve hygiene practices. As Gerry Polton and Clive Elwood explain, this has led to tangible improvements in the incidence of hospital‐acquired infections and has also had significant spin‐offs in terms of improved patient care and enhanced staff morale.