Preventing Clostridium difficile infections: An executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's elimination guide

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-242

  Rebmann, Terri ^a   Carrico, Ruth M ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

diarrhea; Multidrug resistant organism

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ENDOTOXIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTESTINE FLORA; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79953670247     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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