Residential care and the elderly: The burden of infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Garibaldi, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033375499     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90061-0     Document Type: Article

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