Contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms: Current recommendations and actual practice

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-111

  Clock, Sarah A ^a   Cohen, Bevin ^a   Behta, Maryam ^b   Ross, Barbara ^b   Larson, Elaine L ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; antimicrobial resistance; compliance; Contact precautions; isolation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NEW YORK CITY;

EID: 76749125257     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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