[Resources and organization of 124 health-care institutions in South-East France for standard precautions and isolation].

Objectives: The authors had aimed to evaluate resources and organization necessary for applying guidelines issued 5 years earlier in various institutions: standard precautions, septic isolation, prevention against spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Material And Methods: Volunteer institutions were surveyed for hygiene product consumption, architectural requirements, inventory of protocols, description septic patients'management, and available personnel.

Results: One hundred and twenty-four institutions (40,784 beds) were included in the study.