Hygiene and Infection Control Advice in the Home

The Infection Control Department Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Ennis, wrote this booklet with Clare Primary Community and Continuing Care and C-Diff Patients and Families Group.

This booklet is for patients who have been discharged from hospital with an infection. It also provides advice on general hygiene and infection-control in the home including hand hygiene, environmental hygiene, disposal of waste, laundering etc.

It can be downloaded from: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Publications/HealthProtection/Hygiene%20and%20infection%20control%20advice%20in%20the%20home.pdf