From December 1999 to April 2001, a survey performed in Dong Da Hospital (Ha Noi) showed that in aseptic operation room, asmosphere met 90% of the standard criterion, and in ordinary operation room 80%. In post operation rooms and resuscitation room high possibility of microbiological pollution was noted. 10 examinations showed the number of anaerobic bacteria on 1m3 of air is over the permissible criterion. In 2 operating rooms and post operative room, 100% of intact surgical instruments draining tubes and perfusion tubes are met the demand, while aspirators and rolling cars are polluted. 11 on 30 patients (36.7%) had any bacteria in the operated lesion. There is some rate of pollution in the cloths and the fingers of patients (33.3% and 26.7% respectively) and there is some rate of bacterial infested in the skin area of infection and installation of drain (10% and 20% respectively)
Cross Infection ; Bacteria ; Infection

A survey was conducted at 5 hospitals in Hanoi: Phu San, Thanh Nhan, Dong Da, Saint Paul, and Duc Giang of Hanoi Department of Health by using WHO Infection Control Audit Tool. The results showed that the average performance scores of nosocomial infection control in these hospitals was 46.4/114 (40.7%). Medical waste management achieved at 92% of total scores, SARS prevention at 86.3%, and hand washing practice at 60%. Some activities were incompletely implemented in these five hospitals, such as policies for safe antibiotics use, surveilance of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, and preventive measures for special areas. Nosocomial infection control policy, food safety and hygiene, and disinfection and sterilization for medical equipment were 22%, 20% and 20% total standard score, respectively.
Cross Infection ; Infection ; Hospitals

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Cross Infection*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a tool to measure job stress related to occupational characteristics of infection control nurses. METHODS: The tool was developed through the steps of literature reviews, preparatory questions, and a test of validity and confidence. The participants were 212 infection control nurses from 145 Korean hospitals. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha coefficients, item analysis, factor analysis. RESULTS: Through factor analysis, 38 items in four domains and nine factors were derived. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the final instrument was .95. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the measurement tool is reliable and valid to measure the job stress of infection control nurses.
Infection Control*

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Infection Control*

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Infection Control*

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Infection Control*

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Cross Infection*

Viruses in the Hantavirus genus, familay Bunyaviridae, include a number of important pathogens that cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. In 1995, 78 human serum samples (with haemorrhagic fever syndrome) which were negative for dengue antibodies, 92 healthy human and 58 rodent sera (rattus norvegicus, rattus rattus) were collected for the detection of hantavirus antibodies. Their sera were assayed at first by the IgG- capture ELISA test. These preliminary results showed that there was circulation of Hantavirus and it is a causative agent of haemorrhagic fever in human in some areas in South Vietnam.
Infection ; Hantavirus