Controlling healthcare-associated infections in the NHS Brian Duerden

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-143

  Duerden, Brian ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care bundles; Clostridium difficile; Code of Practice; Healthcare associated infections; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NHS targets

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 42549122246     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-2-140     Document Type: Review

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