Visitation in the intensive care unit: Impact on infection prevention and control

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Adams, Sheila ^a   Herrera, Amando ^b   Miller, Laura ^a   Soto, Rhonda ^a  

^a Baptist Medical Center   (United States)

^b Northeast Baptist Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

ICU visitation; infection control; patient outcomes; research findings

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 78650797959     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e31820480ef     Document Type: Article

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