How Maryland increased infection prevention and control activity in long-term care facilities, 2003-2008

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 292-295

  Roup, Brenda J ^a   Scaletta, Joseph M ^a  

^a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

health care associated infections; health departments; infection preventionists; Nursing homes; outbreaks in nursing homes; state health departments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION; NURSING HOME; UNITED STATES;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; MARYLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955613214     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Health Care Quality. OHCQ regulated programs: Long term care. Available from http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq. Accessed May 10, 2010.
2. Roup BJ, Roche JC, Pass M. Infection control program disparities between acute and long-term care facilities in Maryland. Am J Infect Control 2006;34:122-7.
3. US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. State operations manual, appendix PP: Guidance to surveyors for long-term care facilities. Available from: http://www1.cms.gov/manuals/ Downloads/som107ap-pp-guidelines-ltcf.pdf. Accessed May 10, 2010.