Introduction
What
do we mean by home hygiene?
The
need for a home hygiene policy
The increasing incidence of food-borne diseases
acquired in the home environment
The emergence of new pathogens and their
significance in the home
Implications of the risk of domestically acquired
infections in susceptible groups
The home healthcare environment
The threat posed by the continuing increase in
resistance to antibiotics in clinical practice
Education and public awareness
A
proposal for establishing guidelines on home hygiene
The
development of home hygiene guidelines based on risk assessment
- Infection potential of sites and surfaces in the
home
- Infection and cross contamination routes within
the domestic environment
- Home environment factors
- Groups who may particularly benefit from hygiene
guidelines and education
Infection
prevention and improving hygiene in the home
Advice on appropriate decontamination processes
in the home
Summary
and conclusions
References
This paper has been published in German in the
International Journal of Applied Hygiene and Preventive Medicine in Hospital and General
Practice:
Zur Notwendigkeit von Leitlinien und Strategien für die Hygiene in Privathaushalten, Hyg
Med 1999;4:124-133.
It is also published in "Ann Ig, 1999, 11, 11-26" (summary in Italian).
 
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