Department of Medicine, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network, Durham, NC, USA.
Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2011 Mar;25(1):1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2010.11.007.
Infection control is the discipline responsible for preventing nosocomial infections. There has been an increasing focus on prevention rather than control of hospital-acquired infections. Individuals working in infection control have seen their titles change from infection control practitioner to infection control professional and most recently to infection preventionist (IP), emphasizing their critical role in protecting patients. The responsibilities of IPs span multiple disciplines including medicine, surgery, nursing, occupational health, microbiology, pharmacy, sterilization and disinfection, emergency medicine, and information technology. This article discusses the structure and responsibilities of an infection control program and the regulatory pressures and opportunities the program faces.
感染控制是负责预防医院感染的学科。人们越来越关注预防而非控制医院获得性感染。从事感染控制工作的人员的称谓已从感染控制从业者变为感染控制专业人员，最近又变为感染预防专家（IP），这强调了他们在保护患者方面的关键作用。IP 的职责涵盖多个学科，包括医学、外科、护理、职业健康、微生物学、药学、灭菌和消毒、急诊医学和信息技术。本文讨论了感染控制计划的结构和职责，以及该计划面临的监管压力和机遇。
