ICU staff shows a leadnurse the process for collecting a stool specimen.
Zhang Yuzhi and Jeanette Rainey (left to right) of USCDC talk with ICU staff on proper procedure for collection of stool specimens.
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医疗相关感染（HAIs）是在医院或诊所接受护理时所受的感染。 HAIs每年可影响全球数亿患者。在中国，每年在1.15亿住院病人中3-10％在住院期间至少有1次HAI的经历。护理人员是防止HAIs以及确保患者在接受护理时健康的关键。
HAI的一个例子是艰难梭菌（CDI），它是一种可引起严重水性腹泻的细菌。虽然CDI也可以在社区中找到，但是由于正在重症监护室接受治疗的住院患者潜在的健康状况和服用了更大量的抗生素，他们尤其有感染CDI的风险。通过污了染的手、医疗器械和环境，CDI可以迅速从一名患者传播到另一名患者。美国疾病预防控制中心（CDC)正在与中国的医院合作，以更好地了解CDI发生的频率以及如何预防CDI。由于护士的工作与患者密切接触，她们可以帮助确保环境清洁，为所有患者保持适当的手部卫生，并在CDI确实发生时帮助实施适当的感染控制措施。在我们的合作中，我们正在与这些医院一起帮助培训护士和其他人来改善日常感染控制行为。这样，护士可以帮助预防住院患者中不必要的HAI传播。
Health care associated infections (HAIs) are infections that are contracted while receiving care in a hospital or clinic. HAIs can affect hundreds of millions of patients globally each year. In China, 3-10% of the 115 million inpatients each year experience at least one HAI during their hospital stay. Nursing staff are key to preventing HAIs and ensuring the well-being of patients while receiving care.
One example of an HAI is Clostridium difficile (CDI), which is a bacteria that can cause severe watery diarrhea. Although CDI can be found in the community, hospitalized patients who are being treated in an intensive care unit are particularly at risk of CDI due to having underlying health conditions and receiving a larger number of antibiotics. CDI can quickly spread from one patient to another through contaminated hands, medical instruments, and the environment. US CDC is collaborating with hospitals in China to better understand how often CDI occurs and how to prevent it. Since nurses work closely with patients, they can help make sure that the environment is clean, adhere to proper hand hygiene for all patients, and, help implement appropriate infection control measures when CDI does occur. In our collaboration, we are working with these hospitals to help train nurses and others to improve routine infection control activities. In this way, nurses can help prevent unnecessary HAI transmission among hospitalized patients.
