Standard precautions - A new approach to reducing infection transmission in the hospital setting

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  West, Katherine H ^a   Cohen, Murray L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0030710619     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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