Infection Prevention in Alternative Health Care Settings

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 271-283

  Flanagan, Elaine ^a   Chopra, Teena ^b   Mody, Lona ^c,d  

^a DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care setting; Infection prevention; Programs; Skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHICKENPOX VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; METICILLIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHICKENPOX; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS INFECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 79551709300     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2010.11.008     Document Type: Review

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