Infection control practices related to Clostridium difficile infection in acute care hospitals in Canada

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Gravel, Denise ^a   Gardam, Michael ^b   Taylor, Geoffrey ^c   Miller, Mark ^d   Simor, Andrew ^e   McGeer, Allison ^f   Hutchinson, James ^g   Moore, Dorothy ^h   Kelly, Sharon ^g   Mulvey, Michael ⁱ  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g Health Sciences Centre St John's   (Canada)

^h MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL;

CANADA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 58549112247     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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