APIC强调对医院感染还需加强预防措施（来源于APIC）

胡杨

APIC强调对医院感染还需加强预防措施
       新华社华盛顿2008年2月13日消息：APIC总裁兼首席执行官Kathy Warye强调，根据最近的报告，对抗生素有抗药性的医院感染在逐步上升，并高达70%。APIC正在给予关注。
       发现新的MRSA菌株，例如pUSA03阳性菌株，的证据表明，那些造成院感的普通微生物正在变得对最强的抗生素耐药。而且越来越多。由于多重耐药菌(MDROs)的种类不断增加，APIC为改变现状，推行'零容忍'的理念，以防止卫生保健机构相关感染（HAIs）。此外，该协会呼吁各医疗机构付出努力，以防止这些感染。研究结果已经表明，通过采取一系列的防控措施，许多HAIs s可以预防。其中包括适当的手卫生，采用隔离屏障，例如使用手套和隔离衣的预防措施，以及设备的清洗和消毒。
       随着目前新开发的抗生素药物和储备的有效抗菌药物越来越少，APIC还呼吁消费者和医生谨慎使用抗生素。医疗机构和消费者必须停止滥用和过度使用抗生素，以防止多重耐药菌在全球的快速增长。
       降低医院感染发生率，需要卫生保健机构设立强有力的感染预防部门，以确保病人的安全。APIC会随时与医护专业人士、政策制定者和消费者群体合作，提供支持和教育。为实现这个重要目标而努力。
       APIC任务是提高健康水平和保障病人的安全，减少被感染的风险，以及其他不良后果。为预防感染，本协会在全球各地的卫生机构中，超过11000名的会员都负有首要责任。APIC的发展与使命是教育，研究，协作，实践指导，公共事务决策和资格认证。访问APIC到www.apic.org。

原文：

APIC Statement on Need for Increased Prevention Measures for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs)
Washington, February 13, 2008 – The following statement is attributable to Kathy Warye, CEO of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC): “APIC is concerned with the increased rate of antibiotic resistant infections – as high as 70  percent according to recent reports. New strains of MRSA, such as the pUSA03-positive strain,  provide evidence that the very nature of these organisms is changing – producing infections that are increasingly resistant to our strongest antibiotics.  Because of the increasing number of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs), APIC promotes  a culture of ‘zero tolerance’ toward non-compliance with measures proven to prevent  healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Furthermore, the association calls upon healthcare  institutions to increase efforts to prevent these infections.  Research demonstrates that many HAIs can be prevented through adopting a range of  elimination strategies including proper hand hygiene, barrier precautions such as use of gloves  and gowns, and equipment cleaning and decontamination.  APIC also urges consumers and health professionals to exercise the prudent use of antibiotics.  With a dwindling arsenal of effective drugs and few new compounds on the horizon, healthcare  facilities and consumers must stop the misuse and overuse of antibiotics to curb the growth of
virulent multi-drug resistant organisms nationwide.
Reducing the rate of HAIs will require adequately resourced infection prevention departments  within healthcare facilities. To ensure the safety of patients, APIC stands ready to partner with  healthcare professionals, policy makers and consumer groups to provide support and education  in this important endeavor.”
APIC’s mission is to improve health and patient safety by reducing risks of infection and other   adverse outcomes. The Association’s more than 11,000 members have primary responsibility  for infection prevention, control and hospital epidemiology in healthcare settings around the  globe. APIC advances its mission through education, research, collaboration, practice guidance, public policy, and credentialing. Visit APIC online at www.apic.org

[ 本帖最后由 胡杨 于 2008-2-26 13:23 编辑 ]

一缕阳光

认真学习了！主要意思有四点：第一，根据APIC的要求，我们应重视多重耐药菌的问题；第二，采取一系列的防控措施，如适当的手卫生，采用隔离屏障，例如使用手套和隔离衣的预防措施，以及设备的清洗和消毒；第三，呼吁消费者和医生谨慎使用抗生素；第四，与相关人员为实现这个重要目标而努力。

怡之秋

APIC会随时与医护专业人士、政策制定者和消费者群体合作，提供支持和教育。为实现这个重要目标而努力。
是的，只有共同参与、共同努力才能取得最后的胜利。。。谢谢老师提供的好资料，问好。