GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION CONTROL AND SAFETY INITIATIVES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Military Medical Academy, Cairo11291, Egypt.

2 Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.

Abstract

Standard precautions are guidelines established to break the infection chain and reduce risk of pathogen transmission in hospitals. Standard precautions apply to blood, body fluids, secretions and excretions (except sweat), non-intact skin, and mucous membranes.

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