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Surveillance of the infection prevention and control practices of healthcare workers by an infection control surveillance-working group and a team of infection control coordinators during the COVID-19 pandemic

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العنوان: Surveillance of the infection prevention and control practices of healthcare workers by an infection control surveillance-working group and a team of infection control coordinators during the COVID-19 pandemic
المؤلفون: Ui Yoon Choi, Young Mi Kwon, Hye Jeong Kang, Jae Hoon Song, Hae Yeoun Lee, Mi Sook Kim, Se Hoon Kahm, Ji Young Kwon, Sang Hoon Kim, Sang-Hwa Lee, Jung Hyun Choi, Jehoon Lee
المصدر: Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 454-460 (2021)
بيانات النشر: Elsevier, 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases
LCC:Public aspects of medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: COVID-19, Infection prevention control practice, Surveillance, Improper practice, Infection control coordinator, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
الوصف: Background: During the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, hospitals have strengthened their guidelines on infection prevention and control (IPC), and a rigorous adherence to these guidelines is crucial. An infection control surveillance-working group (ICS-WG) and infection control coordinators (ICCs) team were created to monitor the IPC practices of the healthcare workers (HCWs) in a regional hospital in Korea. This study analyzed the surveillance results and aimed to identify what IPC practices needed improvement. Methods: During phase 1 (March to April 2020), the ICS-WG performed random audits, recorded incidences of improper IPC practices, and provided advice to the violators. During phase 2 (April to July), the ICCs inspected the hospital units and proposed practical ideas about IPC. The surveillance and proposals targeted the following practices: patient screening, usage of personal protective equipment (PPE), hand and respiratory hygiene, equipment reprocessing, environmental cleaning, management of medical waste, and social distancing. Results: In phase 1, of the 127 violations observed, most (32.3%) corresponded to hand and respiratory hygiene. In phase 2, the highest proportion of violation per category was observed in the management of medical waste (37.8%); among these, a higher proportion of violation (71.4%) was observed in the collection of medical waste. Of the 106 proposals made by the ICCs, the most addressed practice was patient screening (28.3%). No case of nosocomial infection was reported during the study period. Conclusion: Adherence to proper hand and respiratory hygiene was inadequate at the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicate that more attention and further training are needed for the management of medical waste, particularly medical waste collection, and that continuous upgrading of the strategies for patient screening is essential. These results will be useful in helping other healthcare facilities to establish their IPC strategies.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1876-0341
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034121000253; https://doaj.org/toc/1876-0341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2021.01.012
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/b3d1183e3499435eb66c963676b6f7e1
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.b3d1183e3499435eb66c963676b6f7e1
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:18760341
DOI:10.1016/j.jiph.2021.01.012