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IMPORTANCE OF HYGIENE IN HOSPITALS

Good hygiene or cleanliness is a basic requirement for good health

usually occur by 3 modes

The infection can spread from one patient to another

from patient to doctor or nurse

A doctor or health care personnel can also infect a patient

The microbes responsible for hospital acquired infections usually cause more severe illness

Every room should have good amount of sunlight

Daily washing and mopping of the hospital rooms with some antiseptic solution helps to kill the microbes prevalent in the rooms

Adequate aeration and cross ventilation helps to minimize the concentration of germs inside the rooms