| Document ID (ISN) | 105630 |
| CIS number |
06-1234 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 700
|
| Author(s) |
Hernández Calleja A. |
| Title |
Precautions for infection control in health care settings |
| Original title |
Precauciones para el control de las infecciones en centros sanitarios [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2006. 8p. Illus. 6 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.mtas.es//insht/ntp/ntp_700.htm [in Spanish]
|
| Abstract |
This information note focuses on the use of isolation for preventing the spread of infectious diseases in health care settings. Contents: means of transmission of infectious diseases; historical development of isolation procedures; universal precautions; precautions during isolation (standard precautions, avoiding disease transmission by air, by droplets or by direct contact). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; health care personnel; infection control; infectious diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
microorganisms; personal hygiene; data sheet; safe working methods; personal protective equipment |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Health care services
|
