Infection control practices in facilities for highly infectious diseases across Europe

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 184-191

  Maltezou, H C ^a   Fusco, F M ^b   Schilling, S ^c   De Iaco, G ^b   Gottschalk, R ^d   Brodt, H R ^c   Bannister, B ^e   Brouqui, P ^f   Thomson, G ^g   Puro, V ^b   Ippolito, G ^b  

^a Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Health Protection Authority   (Germany)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Hand hygiene; Highly infectious diseases; Infection control; Isolation facilities; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISINFECTION; EUROPE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE; SATISFACTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; DISINFECTION; EUROPE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, ISOLATION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT ISOLATION;

EID: 84862684952     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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