|
병원감염이란 환자나 병원직원들이 병원내에서 획득하게 되는 감염을 말한다. AIDS가 주로 혈액을 통해 감염되는 바이러스 질환이라는 것과 전파경로들이 알려짐으로서 효과적인 병원감염관리를 통하여 AIDS로 인한 병원감염의 기회를 감소시킬 수 있게 되었다. AIDS와 관련된 병원감염 관리지침은 병원내의 각 상황에 적합하도록 구체적이고 실질적으로 작성되어져야 하고 각 진료현장에서 지켜져야만 한다.
Nosocomial infection is an infection associated with admission to health care facility. It is not known to be present or incubating at the time of admission.
HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) transmission spreads through parenteral exposure, sexual contact and perinatal exposure. HIV virus has been isolated from all body fluid. However only blood and blood products have been linked to the transmission of HIV.
Every hospital should prospectvely address the policy and management issues
raised by tretment of patients with AIDS or HIV infection. Police and practices
that reduce health care worker and patients in hospital exposure to blood and body fluids of all patients should be developed.
Precautions and guidelines for all situations should documanted. There are include in ward, ambulatory setting, dialysis unit, clinical laboratories, house keeping, laundary and waste disposal etc. We groped for management of HIV infection in the hospital reffered to AHA( American Hospital Association), CDC(Centers for Disease Control), OSHA( Occupational Safety and Health Admin- istration) and guideline for AIDS in Severance hospital aspect of nosocomial infection control.
|