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S Crow

Publications and source records attributed to S Crow.

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PubMed1984

Training of personnel for infection control.

The overall objectives for implementing an infection control program are to make hospital personnel aware of nosocomial infections and to educate these persons in their role in decreasing the risk of these infections. The infection control practitioner (ICP) implements these objectives by performing surveillance to determine problem areas and by developing policies and procedures that prevent and control nosocomial infections. Appropriate qualities for an ICP include initiative, leadership, communication skills, commitment, and charisma. Expertise in patient care practices, aseptic principles, sterilization practices, education, research, epidemiology, microbiology, infectious diseases, and psychology are acquired skills. Local, state, and national organizations, as well as universities, are responsible for ICP training, In the US the Centers for Disease Control have established a training program for the beginning ICP and the Association of Practitioners in Infection Control (APIC) has developed a study guide for developing infection control skills. The ultimate responsibility for education is an individual obligation, however. Certification of the ICP would insure a minimum level of knowledge, thereby standardizing and upgrading the practice of infection control.

Asepsis↗
PubMed1984

The cyst wall composition of Hartmannella glebae.

In this study cyst walls of Hartmannella glebae were isolated and quantitatively analyzed. They were fractionated into alkali-insoluble and alkali-soluble fractions. The alkali-insoluble fraction appeared to be cellulose which represented 4.2% of the total weight of the wall. The major component of the alkali-soluble fraction consisted of proteins (64.7%). It also contained a glucose polymer (probably a precursor of cellulose) and lipids. The amino acid composition of the wall was also determined.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed1982

Aseptic transgressions among surgeons and anesthesiologists: a quantitative study.

The extent of compliance with 44 specific aseptic precautions by 18 surgeons and ten anesthesiologists was recorded during a series of 36 clean herniorrhaphies. Anesthesiologists as a group had an aseptic infraction rate nearly twice that of the surgeons, but a relatively small number in each group was responsible for most of the transgressions observed. The most frequent aseptic breaks involved scrubbing techniques (32.4% infraction rate) followed by dress and preparation breaks (12.9% infraction rate). Once physicians were inside the operating room and working, the infraction rate dropped considerably. The number of clinical wound infections observed (two) was too small to draw any conclusions about the association between asepsis and infection.

Anesthesiology↗