Worldwide, many lives are lost because of the spread of infections in health facilities. Microbial organisms spreading in everything around us (air, water, food and inanimate surfaces). Most of these infections can be prevented by well-established processes for decontamination and cleaning of soiled instruments. This study aimed to evaluate the environmental infection control (EIC) measures in the general ICUs in Gaza. A total of 196 microbiological samples for air, water, and inanimate surfaces were surveyed. Both ambient air and inspiratory air from mechanical ventilator machines were...
Worldwide, many lives are lost because of the spread of infections in health facilities. Microbial organisms spreading in everything around us (air, w...