Infection surveillance and control programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs nursing home care units: A preliminary assessment

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-83

  Tsan, Linda ^a   Hojlo, Christa ^a   Kearns, Martha A ^a   Davis, Chester ^a   Langberg, Robert ^a   Claggett, Maurice ^a   Coughlin, Nancy ^a   Miller, Michael ^b   Gaynes, Robert ^c   Gibert, Cynthia ^d   Montgomery, Ona ^c   Richards, Chesley ^e   Danko, Linda ^a,c   Roselle, Gary ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b Veterans Integrated Services Network No 1   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NURSING HOME; VETERAN;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING HOMES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 32844473160     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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