[Legal and regulatory framework prevention of infections, associated with delivering of medical care]

Voen Med Zh. 2017 Feb;338(2):45-48.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Legal and regulatory framework for prevention of infections, associated with delivering of medical care. Preventing infections associated with delivering of medical care suggests the organization of preventive and anti-epidemiological measures with the use of modern regulatory framework, which has undergone significant changes and continues to improve in recent years. The new data on clinical, epidemiological, social and economic effectiveness of the activities of this trend in organizations engaged in medical activities. The current and constantly updated system of normative, legal and methodological documents allows organizing an effective protection of patients and medical staff from nosocomial infections. The article provides an overview of existing regulations in the field of prevention of infections associated with health care, the possible ways of its improvement.

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Disease Control / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Communicable Disease Control / methods
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration
  • Communicable Diseases* / etiology
  • Communicable Diseases* / therapy
  • Delivery of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Delivery of Health Care / methods
  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease