Infection control programs at children's hospitals: A description of structures and processes

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 145-151

  Girouard, Shirley ^a   Levine, Gail ^a   Goodrich, Kathy ^b   Jones, Stephanie ^a   Keyserling, Harry ^c   Rathore, Mobeen ^d   Rubens, Craig ^b   Williams, Evelyn ^d   Jarvis, William ^e  

^a National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^d Wolfson's Children Hospital   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EID: 0034991579     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.115406     Document Type: Article

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