Identify the core components of the control strategy

Description

As an infection control consultant, you have been brought in to your clinical setting  to prepare a report and propose a set of infection control guidelines for the infection control team to manage the most significant respiratory infection in the setting.

The report would be expected to include the following components:

• A detailed description of the respiratory infection including the aetiology and epidemiology.

• The specific infection control challenges pertaining to this infection should be discussed including analysis of risk factors for the acquisition of the infection and mode of transmission.

• Examine, in detail, how these challenges impact on patient care.

• Identify the core components of the control strategy required to reduce the burden of this infection in your clinical setting.