Management des organisations de soins de santé — Réponse en cas de pandémie — Lignes directrices relatives à la prévention et au contrôle des infections respiratoires dans les hôpitaux

This document provides guidelines to prevent cross-infections within a hospital, with a specific focus on the separate operation of wards dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases, transportation of confirmed cases of highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases, disinfection, waste management, etc.

This document applies to the following:

a)      

separate operation of wards dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases;

b)      

transportation of confirmed cases of highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases and roles of the dedicated healthcare team in a ward dedicated to highly contagious respiratory infectious diseases;

c)       

cleaning, disinfection, and waste management.