Medtech focus for RKI's (Robert Koch Institute's) nosocomial infection guidelines
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for hygiene and infectious diseases last week issued recommended guidelines for the control of nosocomial infections. Published in the federal health journal (Bundesgesundheitsblatt) as "guidelines for hospital hygiene and infection prevention", the recommendations address the issue of disease outbreak management in general and the processing of medical devices in particular.