Prevention of infections: the Karol and Maria Hospital for Children, Warsaw, Poland

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https://doi.org/10.15633/fhc.28101

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nosocomial infection, hospital

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in the operation of children’s hospitals around the world. The prevention of the spread of infections is one of the most pressing issues faced by everyone involved in medical care. The following article reminds what the Karol and Maria Hospital for Children in Warsaw opened in 1913 did to prevent nosocomial infections. At the time, this hospital was one of the most modern in Europe, and the solutions it offered were welcomed with admiration and amazement. Even if not widely used, many of them seem relevant today.

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2022-06-30

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2022)

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