Improving cleaning of the environment surrounding patients in 36 acute care hospitals

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1035-1041

  Carling, Philip C ^a,b   Parry, Michael M ^d,e   Rupp, Mark E ^f   Po, John L ^b,c   Dick, Brian ^g   Von Beheren, Sandra ^h  

^a Carney Hospital   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STAMFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^f NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE;

CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 54949127200     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591940     Document Type: Article

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