Clinical Microbiology: Open Access

New approaches to prevent healthcare: Associated infection

2^nd International Conference on Medical and Clinical Microbiology

July 16-17, 2018 Melbourne, Australia

Sophia Boudjema

Institut Hospitalo Universitaire Mediterranne Infection, France

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Clin Microbiol

Abstract:

Healthcare-Associated Infection (HCAI) in hospitals mainly results from unsolved but well-identified causes such as hand hygiene, overuse of catheters and to a lesser extent, the airborne transmission of infectious agents caused by the misuse of respiratory precautions. The aims of the Institut Hospitalo Universitaire M�diterran�e Infection are to develop new approaches to fight HCAIs. New technologies that allow for the traceability of care and good practices reminders have been developed concomitantly to an anthropological approach, facilitating acceptability by healthcare workers. While the automated continuous monitoring system is validated and commercially available, some other technologies are still under clinical evaluation or in the early development phase. Quorum sensing-based biotechnologies are developed with the aims to fight against wound colonization.

Biography :

Sophia Boudjema is a leading expert in hand hygiene and care acts traceability.

E-mail: sophia.boudjema@hotmail.com