vern , ▁sm itt sky dd , ▁In fe kt ions schutz ) ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁languages . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁essential ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁health ▁care . ▁In fection ▁control ▁and ▁hospital ▁ep ide mi ology ▁are ▁a kin ▁to ▁public ▁health ▁practice , ▁pract iced ▁within ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁health - care ▁delivery ▁system ▁rather ▁than ▁directed ▁at ▁society ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁Anti - in fect ive ▁agents ▁include ▁ant ib iot ics , ▁ant ib acter ial s , ▁ant if ung als , ▁ant iv ir als ▁and ▁ant ip ro to zo als . ▁ ▁In fection ▁control ▁addresses ▁factors ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁in fe ctions ▁within ▁the ▁health care ▁setting , ▁whether ▁among ▁patients , ▁from ▁patients ▁to ▁staff , ▁from ▁staff ▁to ▁patients , ▁or ▁among ▁staff . ▁This ▁includes ▁prevent ive ▁measures ▁such ▁as ▁hand ▁was hing , ▁clean ing , ▁dis in fect ing , ▁ster il izing , ▁and ▁ ▁v acc in ating . ▁Other ▁aspects ▁include ▁ ▁surve ill ance , ▁monitoring , ▁and ▁investig ating ▁any ▁sus pected ▁out break ▁of ▁in fection , ▁and ▁its ▁management . ▁▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁( W HO ) ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁In fection ▁Pre vention ▁and ▁Control ▁( IP C ) ▁ ▁unit ▁in ▁its ▁Service ▁D elivery ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁department ▁that ▁publish es ▁related ▁gu idel ines . ▁ ▁In fection ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁control ▁ ▁A se