اسم الكاتب: healthhygiene

Good dental practice is imperative for dental health. Despite the fact that toothbrushes clean and make our teeth shiny, they themselves can get contaminated and aid to promote the dental diseases. Generally, toothbrushes are kept in bathrooms which are favorite reservoirs of all the deadly microorganisms. Toothbrushes are exposed to the humid conditions in the […]

Hospitals take extra measures and follow strict protocol to control infections. This includes repetitive cleaning using various detergents and disinfectants. However, the risk of acquiring infections can never be eliminated completely, thus patients with low immunity are at higher risk to get Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs). Low-immunity patients can catch infections more easily from hospital

For every hospital, infection prevention is a critical issue. Hospital facilities are most likely to disinfect high-touch surfaces on daily basis to prevent the infectious spread. However, when the medical devices and equipment’s touch the floor, they easily transfer the disease-causing bacteria to other high-touch surfaces and hands. In the past, floors in healthcare facilities

In past few years, air borne diseases are affecting a major part of population. The modern urban lifestyle and rapidly growing industries have polluted the environment. Air-pollution (smoke, smog, haze and allergens) is major threat to human health living in busy urban areas where they are continuously exposed to toxic elements and small particulate matters

CRE, stands for carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae that include the strains of E.coli and Klebsiella resistant to the 4th generation drug carbapenem. Carbapenem is a class of antibiotics usually prescribed as last option when other antibiotics failed to work. These organisms are described as “nightmare bacteria” because they have developed resistant against all type of antibiotics and

Antimicrobial resistance has received infamy as one of the most concerned issue worldwide in the healthcare set-ups. The drug resistance is occurring in every part of the world, affecting the human body to overcome infections and diseases, as well as impairing most advances in health and medicine. Patients with antimicrobial resistant infections are hefty to

Infection prevention is not sole responsibility of doctors, nurses or healthcare centers. Raised prevalence of Health Acquired Infections has initiated global concern to control these infections in physical environment. Increased number of public outbreaks has promoted strict regulations and devised amendments to control them. Different healthcare managers and agencies are taking measures to improve quality

During the patients’ course of stay at hospitals, most of the time is spent resting on the hospital beds. Therefore, patients are in continuous contact with room appurtenance especially bed and pillow cover. The prolong stay can lead to acquiring of Health Acquired Infections (HAIs); contamination through patient’s direct contact has been identified as a