Guidelines for INFECTION CONTROL POLICY - Safdarjung Hospital
Guidelines for INFECTION CONTROL POLICY - Safdarjung Hospital
Guidelines for INFECTION CONTROL POLICY - Safdarjung Hospital
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(ii)4. Pneumonia(a) Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)(b) Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)5. GIT Infections6. Conjunctivitis7. Otitis Media8. Tonsilltitis / Pharyngitis9. Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI)10. Genitali Infections11. OsteomyelitisNeonates (special conditions)1. Sepsis2. Meningitis(iii) Infants & Small Children (special conditions)1. Meningitis2. Sepsis3. Pneumonia(b) Classification of Antimicrobials into first line, second line and reserve group of drugs(c) Chemoprophylaxis(i) Pre-operative antimicrobials(ii) Other invasive procedures(iii) Special high risk groups e.g. Prophylaxis <strong>for</strong> rheumatic fever, splenectomypatients, immuno-compromised patients(d) Special clinical syndromes (e.g. STIs as per government guidelines)4. Prescription auditing (not being done at present; will be initiated in collaboration with thedepartment of Pharmacology) as per(i) age groups(ii) patient location – outdoor (OPD), indoor (wards & critical care areas)5. Quarterly and annual review of surveillance data generated from antibiograms (done) &prescription auditing (planned).6. Education and training <strong>for</strong> all infection control activities being coordinated by the departmentof Microbiology, in collaboration with the <strong>Hospital</strong> Infection Control Committee.16