Infection control is a matter of self control

Surgical Infections

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 253-254

  Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MASK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; STANDARD;

HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0035571035     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10962960152813287     Document Type: Editorial

References (9)

1. Eradication of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter from an intensive care unit
2. Handwashing compliance depends on professional status
3. Replace hand washing with use of a waterless alcohol hand rub?
4. Guideline for prevention of intravascular device-related infections. Part II. Recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial intravascular device-related infections
5. The prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia
6. Protocol weaning of mechanical ventilation in medical and surgical patients by respiratory care practitioners and nurses: Effect on weaning time and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia
7. Colonization and infection of pulmonary artery catheters in cardiac surgery patients: Epidemiology and multivariate analysis of risk factors
8. Inadequate treatment of nosocomial infections is associated with certain empiric antibiotic choices
9. Ask not for whom the bell tolls (ceftazidime), it tolls for thee