Prevention of hospital-acquired infections: review of non-pharmacological interventions

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-219

  Curtis, L T ^a  

^a Norwegian American Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand washing; HEPA filtration; Hospital cleaning; Nosocomial infection; Nutrition; Urinary tract infections; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENOL; ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM EXTRACT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; CHLORHEXIDINE; HEPARIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; LACTOBACILLUS EXTRACT; NITROFURAN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; RANITIDINE; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII EXTRACT; SALBUTAMOL; TRICLOSAN;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COST CONTROL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MALNUTRITION; MANDATORY REPORTING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 46149088916     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.03.018     Document Type: Review

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