Published in:
01-12-1998 | Letter
Letter to the Editor
Authors:
Reiko Izumi RN, Motomu Shimaoka MD, PhD, Chiemi Nagaoka RN, Masayasu Komaki RN, Ayako Mizutani RN, Myonsun Yoh PhD, Takeshi Honda MD, PhD, Nobuyuki Taenaka MD, PhD, Ikuto Yoshiya MD, PhD
Published in:
Critical Care
|
Issue 2/1998
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Excerpt
Organisms that cause nosocomial infections can be transmitted via the hands of physicians, nurses, technicians, and other hospital personnel [
1,
2,
3,
4]. Thus, the disinfection of hands is a most important procedure for preventing nosocomial infection. In any intensive care units (ICUs), the disinfection of hands is particularly important, because the patient in ICUs are seriously ill and with immunologically compromised conditions such as post-organ transplantation, severe infection and immunodeficiency syndrome [
2,
5]. Increased chances of contact with patients by medical staff for various treatments further increases the risk of hand-transmitted nosocomial infection [
2,
5]. Therefore, implementation of an effective hand-disinfection system should be required in ICUs. …
