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http://dx.doi.org/10.15324/kjcls.2018.50.3.359

Study on the Standardization of a Surveillance Culture Laboratory in Infection Control Fields  

Park, Chang-Eun (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Molecular Diagnostics Research Institute, Namseoul University)
Jeong, Na-Yeon (Infection Control Office, Samsung Medical Center)
Yang, Min-Ji (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kim, Han-Wool (Infection Control Office, Pusan National University Hospital)
Joo, Sei-Ick (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Daejeon University)
Kim, Keon-Han (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital)
Seong, Hee-Kyung (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology)
Hwang, Yu-Yean (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center)
Lim, Hyun-Mi (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital)
Son, Jae-Cheol (Department of Pulmonology, Chungbuk National University Hospital)
Yoon, Sun-Han (Seoul Clinical Laboratories)
Yoon, Nam-Seob (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Jang, In-Ho (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, SangJi University)
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science / v.50, no.3, 2018 , pp. 359-369 More about this Journal
Abstract
An essential measure to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI) is to develop a consistent system of surveillance, thereby promoting a reliable situation diagnosis to perform efficient control for the problem. Patient-to-patient transmission of pathogens within the hospital plays a substantial role in the epidemiology of HAIs. Contamination of healthcare environments commonly occurs, including facilities surfaces (e.g., bed rails, bedside tables), drinking water, cooling tower water, endoscopic instruments, food, airborne, endotoxin test, sterile test and medical equipment, with pathogenic organisms. In addition, epidemiological analysis is performed by multi locus sequence tying, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for active surveillance. Therefore, an environmental surveillance culture test for prevention improves patient safety and blocks infection agents. Effective infection control and increased safety are possible by controlling the national infection control system. In conclusion, this study contributes to an effective infection control system through the standardization of active surveillance culture laboratory and secure expertise as infection control specialist. The primary objective of the standardization is to improve the safety of the nation's healthcare system by reducing the rates of HAIs.
Keywords
Active surveillance; Airborne culture; Drinking water; Endotoxin; Healthcare associated infection;
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