Construction: A model program for infection control compliance

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 347-350

  Kidd, Francine ^a   Buttner, Clark ^b   Kressel, Amy B ^a,c  

^a Departments of Infection Control   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; CONTRACT SERVICES; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFECTION CONTROL; OHIO; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 34250169393     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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