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Importance of hygiene in hospitals

Hygiene is a basic requirement for health

If there is a good cleaning system, infections could be controlled

Infections can occur:

From one patient to another

From a patient to a health worker

From a health worker to a patient

Hospitalized patients:

Are more prone to acquire nosocomial infections, and are usually more serious

Hospital microbes are more dangerous , they could cause more severe illness and are more resistant

Patients who consult and go home:

Are less likely to get infections

Every hospital desings its own infection control program

Beds are separated by a suitable distance

Infected patients are in isolation

Rooms have enough sunlight

Rooms are well ventilated

Rooms are daily washed and mopped with antiseptic solution