Contribution of a government target to controlling Clostridium difficile in the NHS in England

Anaerobe

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 175-179

  Duerden, Brian I ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. difficile; Government programme; National target; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 80051952629     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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