Taiwan's traffic control bundle and the elimination of nosocomial severe acute respiratory syndrome among healthcare workers

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 332-337

  Yen, M Y ^a   Lin, Y E ^b   Lee, C H ^a   Ho, M S ^c   Huang, F Y ^d   Chang, S C ^e   Liu, Y C ^f  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infection; Personal protective equipment; SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome); SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV); Taiwan; Traffic control bundle

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 79952695649     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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