Sentences with phrase «healthcare exposure to infection»

This research team notes that although healthcare exposure to infection was the most important risk factor for the development of MERS - CoV infection, in the ICU setting, where more strict infection control measures were applied (single rooms, dedicated 1:1 nurses, and better compliance with hand hygiene and isolation precautions), only one healthcare worker acquired the infection and no patient - to - patient transmission occurred.

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The researchers found that cases with community onset infection were four times more likely to be obese compared to those who had prior known exposure to a healthcare facility.

The World Healthcare Organization specifies five moments for hand hygiene to reduce the risk of healthcare - associated infection: 1) before touching a patient; 2) before a clean procedure; 3) after exposure to body fluids; 4) after touching a patient; and 5) after touching a patient's surroundings.