Reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs): Lessons learned from a national collaborative of regional HAI programs

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-34

  Welsh, Catherine Amber ^a,b   Flanagan, Mindy E ^a   Hoke, Shawn C ^c   Doebbeling, Bradley N ^a,c,d   Herwaldt, Loreen ^e  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care associated infection; Patient safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; PERSONNEL;

CROSS INFECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856513165     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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