Infection prevention and control in the long-term-care facility

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 488-512

  Smith, Philip W ^a,b   Rusnak, Patricia G ^a,b  

^a APIC Guidelines Committee ^*

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031465430     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(97)90072-9     Document Type: Article

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