Infection control in field hospitals after a natural disaster: Lessons learned after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 951-957

  Lichtenberger, Paola ^a,b   Miskin, Ian N ^g,i,j   Dickinson, Gordon ^a,b   Schwaber, Mitchell J ^g,l,m   Ankol, Omer E ^g,h,k   Zervos, Marcus ^d,e   Campo, Rafael E ^a   Doblecki Lewis, Susanne ^a   Déry, Mark Alain ^f   Munoz Price, L Silvia ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System   (United States)

^c JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^h Army Health Branch   (Israel)

ⁱ CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^j HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^k ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^l TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^m MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; HAITI; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; ISRAEL; NATURAL DISASTER; NOTE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; PEST CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; VACCINATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DISASTER MEDICINE; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 77955765011     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656203     Document Type: Note

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