Table 4.

Infection control practices for patient care units

To be followed all the times
Standard precautions – including hand hygiene measures and monitoring of its compliance Contact barrier precautions Environmental cleaning and disinfection protocols Surveillance – Passive as well as Active surveillance Antimicrobial stewardship Program – Implementation and monitoring Regular training programs on infection control policies and procedures
In outbreak situations
Re-enforcement of above infection control practices Point source control (if source could be identified) Cohorting of patients Cohorting of health care personnel (dedicated and designated staff for designated patients) Clinical unit closure (In case the outbreak could not be managed by above measures)