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Infection control and health care epidemiology is the discipline concerned with preventing the spread of infections within the health-care setting. As such, it is a practical (rather than an academic) sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential (though often underrecognized and undersupported) part of the infrastructure of health care. Infection control and hospital epidemiology are akin to public health practice, practiced within the confines of a particular health-care delivery system rather than directed at society as a whole.

Infection control concerns itself both with prevention (hand hygiene/hand washing, cleaning/disinfection/sterilization, vaccination, surveillance) and with investigation and management of demonstrated or suspected spread of infection within a particular health-care setting (e.g. outbreak investigation).

Prevention of Infection in the Health Care setting


Hand Hygiene

Since the days of Ignaz Semmelweis, hand washing has been known to decrease the transmission of infectious diseases. see Hand washing for additional details.

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Mayr GmbH - Germany. Multi-national manufacturers of disinfectants, antiseptics, preservatives and biocides for the medical, cosmetics, metalworking, coatings, wet wipe and healthcare industries. English and German.
Meta Description: [ Hygiene, infectionprevention and Microbiological Quality Management (MQM) by disinfection and preservation are our areas of activity. We offer disinfectants, antiseptics, preservatives and biocides. ]

Advanced Sterilization Products - Offering infection control products for use in the cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and storage of medical devices.

Aventis Pasteur - Offering pediatric, adult and travel vaccines, as well as undertaking research.
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Bode Chemie - Manufacturer of products for disinfection and hygiene for skin care and preservation. From Germany.
Meta Description: [ Einer der führenden Hersteller von Produkten zur Desinfektion und Hygiene (z. B. Sterillium) und zum Hautschutz ,weltweit eingesetzt in Kliniken, Praxen, Industrie und Haushalten. ]

Compliance Control Center - An award winning site discussing the importance of handwashing in preventing nosocomial infection. Includes compliance improvement tools. HyGenius handwashing systems, data, links, and studies.
Meta Description: [ HyGenius is used in foodservice, restaurants, healthcare, hospitals, nursing and senior living to ensure proper hand washing technique and frequency. ]

Earth Shield, Inc. - A system engineered to provide a non-infectious, permanent encasement method of sharps disposal.
Meta Description: [ Used by Health Professionals practicing state of the art infectious disease control and environmental protection, the SHARP-SHIELD system is engineered to provide a non-infectious, permanent encasement method of disposal to protect our present and future environment and reduce the liability assoc... ]

eICAT - Electronic Infection Control Assessment Technology for IC specialist to gather data and analyse it.

Hands-On Infection Control - Ensuring health care providers and their clients meet infection control guidelines. North Perth, Western Australia.
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InCo, Inc. - Infection control software, Data Processing, Consultation and Reference Information. Specializing in epidemiology for long term care facilities. Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA.
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Infection Control Systems, Inc. - Specializes in the hygienic and surgical disinfection of the hands. A touchless dispensing system for effective disease control for home, office and business.

M D Technologies inc. - Environmate DM6000 Suction-Drain System for direct disposal of suctioned fluids without health care worker exposure from Endoscopy, Surgery and SPD areas.
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MedMined, Inc. - Provide hospitals with infection control surveillance via data mining technology to pinpoint nosocomial infection outbreaks and identify local changes in antimicrobial resistance.

Soluscope - Manufacturer of the Soluscope compact washer disinfector for flexible endoscopes.
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Young Innovations, Inc. - Designs, manufactures and markets consumable supplies, instruments and other products such as pastes, fluoride products, applicators and consumable products used in the sterilization and infection control processes. (Nasdaq: YDNT).

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