Infections in long-term-care facilities: Screen or clean?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 800-801

  Richards Jr , Chesley L ^a,b,c  

^a Atlanta VA Health Services Research and Development (HSRD)   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING HOME;

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 27144529655     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502496     Document Type: Editorial

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