New anti-SARS guideline for hospital infection control
( 2003-11-19 10:46) (Xinhua)
The Chinese Ministry of Health on Tuesday issued a
revised technical guideline for the prevention and control of SARS infection
within hospitals.
The guideline, which was revised by hospital management experts, has been
recommended to local health authorities to help guide hospitals across China,
said the ministry in a press release.
Early this year when the epidemic broke out, many Chinese health workers and
medical staff were struck down by the disease while on duty due to the lack of
efficient preventative measures. Renmin hospital, one of Beijing's biggest
hospitals, was sealed off for 20 days due to serious hospital infection.
The ministry has issued three guidelines on prevention and control of SARS
infection within hospitals during the first half of this year, based on the
anti-SARS experiences of hospitals in Guangdong Province and Beijing.
The current guideline, which was revised by experts organized by the Chinese
Hospital Management Society based on the previous guidelines and international
experiences, consists of six chapters, detailing techniques for hospital
disinfection and quarantine, medical staff protection, medical garbage
management, infection control to SARS intensive care unit (ICU) and fever
clinic, the ministry said.
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