Misconceptions about the safety of health care providers when it is not a good practice for infection control .. False sense of security that they are not at risk of infection when dealing with patients who were negative swab

Many believe health care providers that infection control practicesare limited only to patients with infectious diseases.

And preferred health care providers that they examine the patients thoroughly before the submission of clinical services(such as surgery) to see if they are infected with HIV HIV "" orviral hepatitis (B), and is not recommended to do this procedurefor the following reasons:

• Some infections transmitted through blood (such as viral hepatitis "C") are identified through analysis during the survey but it is difficult to determine when the injury occurred.• may be the result were negative for a period of time at the beginning of the period of infection (depending on type of injuryand the type of analysis or test that is performed).

• can not be testing full in case of emergency, if not follow thepractices of infection control in a regular and permanent, you may not find health care providers of information or adequate suppliesthat would guide them to the practices that must be followed to protect themselves from infection in cases of of emergency.

• The full testing is expensive, consumes the budget hasestablished that can be utilized in the training and supply ofequipment and various tools.

• may also use a lot of comprehensive tests to the false sense of security by those working in the field of health care who may think they are not at risk of infection when dealing with patients whowere negative swab.