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Clinical Microbiology
Study results from J.P. Marcel and colleagues broaden understanding of clinical microbiology
November 8th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Microbiology and Infection, "Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have been a hot topic for several decades. An understanding of HAIs should be based on an understanding of the organisms that cause infection and determine prevention." "Although some improvements in control in hospitals have been recorded, the community setting is now implicated, and the role of microbiology in diagnosis, detection of carriers and strain typing of organisms is evident. As healthcare systems vary widely, prevention strategies must be designed accordingly. Hand hygiene, however, remains applicable in all settings, and...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-08)
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