Healthcare-associated infection in Irish long-term care facilities: Results from the First National Prevalence Study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 212-216

  Cotter, M ^a   Donlon, S ^b   Roche, F ^b   Byrne, H ^b   Fitzpatrick, F ^a,b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Healthcare associated infection; Long term care facility; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DISORIENTATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84857141571     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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