There are a large number of pathogens in hospitals, with certain germs (e.g. multi-resistant bacteria, etc.) being of particular relevance. Patients who are carriers of such germs or who are at risk of resistant or easily transmissible germs (e.g. repatriation from a foreign hospital) must be isolated in the hospital.
Episode smears of patients with multi-resistant germs
The laboratory for hospital hygiene investigated episode smears of isolated patients following multiresistant germs:
Microbiological analyzes of hospital hygienic relevance
Investigations in cases of suspected transmission of multi-resistant germs
Prevention of nosocomial infections
Economic aspects
The regular monitoring of multi-resistant germs of populated patients guarantees the earliest possible entisolation and thus the greatest possible cost savings.
As a patient, you cannot register for a consultation directly. Please ask your family doctor, your specialist to refer you. If you would like a telephone consultation for infectious disease inquiries without a desired consultation, you can call the following number (CHF 3.00/min. from the start of the consultation). These costs are not covered by health insurance, as it is a pure telephone consultation service, not a medical consultation.
Department of Infectious Disease and Hospital Epidemiology
University Hospital Zurich
Raemistrasse 100
8091 Zurich