Overcrowding, understaffing and infection in hospitals

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Humphreys, Hilary ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CROWDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; IRELAND; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BED OCCUPANCY; CROSS INFECTION; CROWDING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33745508156     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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