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definitionofmeasuresrequiredtoimproveinfectioncontrolbyissuingbind-

ingguidelines,cooperationintheplanningandacquisitionofoperationaland

structuralfacilities,cooperationonfunctionalproceduresinthevarious

sectionsofthehospital,contributionstostafftraininginmattersofhospital

infectioncontrol.Inordertocarryoutthesetasksefficiently,thecommittee

shouldhaveaccesstoaworkinggroupofspecialists.Inlargerhospitals,a

hospitalepidemiologist,andstaffasrequired,areretainedforthesefunc-

tions.

Structuralmeasures.

Thesemeasuresreferabovealltonewstructures,whichmustbebuiltin

accordancewithhygieniccriteria.Itisthereforetheobligationoftheplanning

architecttoconsultexpertswhenplanningthehygienicallyrelevantpartsof

aconstructionmeasure.Hygienicaspectsmustofcoursealsobeconsidered

inreconstructionandrestorationofolderbuildingsubstance.

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