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ON May 23rd, 2008, the French Ministry of Health launched a national hand cleanliness campaign targeting health care workers, patients, and the general public. The campaign emphasizes that proper hand hygiene is the key element in preventing and controlling nosocomial infections.
It is critical that a through cleansing of one’s hands with a liquid alcohol solution containing an emollient to protect the skin precedes all health care treatments, no matter where they are carried out. All health care establishments throughout the country should see to it that these solutions are available at patient’s bed. Health care workers would also be required to carry a small bottle of disinfectant in the pockets of their uniform. |
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RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR C.DIFFICILE |
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Written by Christine Besson
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Monday, 27 November 2006 |
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 One of the essential weapon to limit the propagation of nosocomial infections are rapid diagnostic tests.
The sooner the patient is being diagnosed, the faster he may be isolated, and treated with appropriate measures and the rooms disinfected as well.
The current test costs 21$, 10 times as much as the traditional test, but it allows for results in one hour compared to 48 up to 72 hours with the former. It must be remembered that a C.difficile infection is extremely costly for a hospital : 15 000$ extra per patient. Detecting patients infected faster allows for a better control of the infection thus reducing possible transmission, less suffering and eventually less deaths.
Hôpital Laval in Québec uses this test currently.
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