Impact of contact isolation on health care workers at a tertiary care center

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 408-413

  Khan, Fida A ^a   Khakoo, Rashida A ^a   Hobbs, Gerald R ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTACT ISOLATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAFETY; SURGICAL GLOVE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ISOLATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 33846213071     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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