The nosocomial infections and the quality of medical care

The main objective of a hospital-acquired infections control program is to decrease the risk of acquisition and the morbidity and costs associated. Th e organization of a team with technical and humanistic leadership is essent ial. Every infection control program must also develop strategies that allo w: a) identification of the problems, b) to establish the importance of eac h one, c) to determine their causes, d) to develop solutions and e) the eva luation of the recomended solutions, The development of technical and human istic habilities by the leader and the members of the team, and the use of the tools mentioned above have produced the only validate and highly effect ive program of quality improvement in the hospital.