Frequency of outbreak investigations in US hospitals: Results of a national survey of infection preventionists

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-8

  Rhinehart, Emily ^a   Walker, Scott ^a   Murphy, Denise ^b   O'Reilly, Karen ^c   Leeman, Patty ^d  

^a Global Loss Prevention   (United States)

^b Main Line Health Heart Center   (United States)

^c Lexington Insurance   (United States)

^d APIC Consulting Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Norovirus; Unit closure

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADENOVIRUS; ASPERGILLUS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; KLEBSIELLA; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PERTUSSIS; PSEUDOMONAS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNITED STATES;

ACINETOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; NOROVIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856510463     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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