Healthcare-associated infections: Infection prevention and control within the Accreditation Canada Qmentum Program

Healthcare Papers

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 26-31

  Nicklin, Wendy ^a   Greco, Paula ^b   Mitchell, Jonathan I ^b  

^a Accreditation Canada   (Canada)

^b Research and Product Development Accreditation Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CANADA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 67650799158     PISSN: 1488917X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpap.2009.20923     Document Type: Note

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