Author name: healthhygiene

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