Current Status and Measures for Infection Control in Outpatient Settings in General Hospitals

Guoqin Song

doi:10.11910/j.issn.2791-2043.2025.1.05

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Current Status and Measures for Infection Control in Outpatient Settings in General Hospitals

MONOGRAPHIC STUDY | Updated：2025-12-02

- Current Status and Measures for Infection Control in Outpatient Settings in General Hospitals
- Sterile Supply Vol. 4, Issue 1, (2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  Liyang Branch of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital, Liyang 213300, China
- Author bio：
  
  SONG Guoqin at sgqczy@163.com
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- DOI：10.11910/j.issn.2791-2043.2025.1.05
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- Published：15 June 2025
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Song Guoqin.Current Status and Measures for Infection Control in Outpatient Settings in General Hospitals[J].Sterile Supply,2025,04(01):39-43.
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Song Guoqin.Current Status and Measures for Infection Control in Outpatient Settings in General Hospitals[J].Sterile Supply,2025,04(01):39-43. DOI： 10.11910/j.issn.2791-2043.2025.1.05.

摘要

Abstract

Objective

The present study aims to investigate effective measures and the application effects for infection control in the outpatient settings in general hospitals

thus providing a scientific foundation for optimizing infection control in outpatient settings.

Methods

A prospective controlled study was adopted by analyzing the current status of infection control in the outpatient setting of a general hospital. The object of study was the outpatient department of a general hospital and the period of study was from March 2023 to March 2024. The control group

which implemented routine infection control in its outpatient setting

was in place from March 2023 to September 2023. The observation group

which implemented thorough comprehensive measures in its outpatient setting

ran from September 2023 to March 2024.

Results

The qualified rate of hand hygiene

the correct classification rate of medical waste

and the awareness rate of infection control among medical personnel in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (

0.05).

Conclusion

The implementation of comprehensive infection control measures in outpatient settings effectively improves the qualified rate of hand hygiene

the correct classification rate of medical waste

and the awareness rate of infection control among medical personnel. Therefore

an emphasis should be placed on training personnel on infection control knowledge and improving compliance with and accuracy of infection control measures

to reduce cross-infection risks and enhance patient satisfaction.

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