Author name: healthhygiene

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have become increased concern in healthcare set ups such as hospitals and clinics. HAIs are the infections that develop during Patient’s course of stay at hospitals that were not present before the admission of patient. HAIs have escalated morbidity and mortality rates and have also prolonged the patient’s stay at hospitals which

Standard infection control practices are carried out in every hospital. Despite hospitals best efforts to minimize the infection rates, healthcare workers such as doctors, surgeons, dentists, clinical officers, and nurses are still contracting infections and diseases while dealing with the patients, resulting in increased cross-contamination rate among hospital staff. Moreover, hospital co-workers are more liable

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