The expert linked the cases of nosocomial infections with the quality of disinfection

The spread of nosocomial infections may be related to the quality and order of use of disinfectants, co-chairman of the All-Russian Union of Patients Yan Vlasov told Izvestia.

"According to various estimates, up to 40% of the funds on the market are either ineffective or unsafe. At the same time, the rules of their use are often violated, which is why disinfection does not give the necessary effect. In such conditions, even formally conducted measures do not provide real protection," the expert noted.

He called for restoring order in the field of quality of disinfection products and their control.

However, most often problems with nosocomial infections occur where several risk factors coincide at once.: The hospital has a high workload, worn-out infrastructure, weak infection control and staff shortages, he said. These are often large multidisciplinary hospitals, maternity hospitals, and departments with serious patients.

In addition, medical institutions face a systemic shortage of infection safety specialists, primarily epidemiologists, the source said.

"The problem is that control often focuses on meeting formal requirements rather than the actual ability of the system to prevent the spread of infection. At the same time, infections such as measles require a very fast, coordinated response — from diagnosis to isolation and prevention," Vlasov stressed.

For more information about the causes of mass cases of nosocomial infections, see the Izvestia article.

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