A Short-Term, Multicomponent Infection Control Program in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 569.e9-569.e17

  Chami, Kathleen ^a,b,c,d,m   Gavazzi, Gaëtan ^a,e   Bar Hen, Avner ^f   Carrat, Fabrice ^b,c,g   de Wazières, Benoît ^a,h   Lejeune, Benoist ^a,i,j,k   Armand, Nathalie ^l,m   Rainfray, Muriel ^n,o   Hajjar, Joseph ^l,m   Piette, François ^a   Tondeur, Monique Rothan ^a,b,c,d,m  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d French School of Public Health (EHESP)   (France)

^e GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^g HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^h DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

ⁱ BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^k European University of Bretagne   (France)

^l Valence Hospital   (France)

^m French Society of Hospital Hygiene (SFHH)   (France)

ⁿ Ctr Geriatrie Ctr Hosp Univ B   (France)

^o UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

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Author keywords

Cluster randomized controlled trial; Elderly; Infection; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FRANCE; HAND WASHING; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTERED NURSE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84862899381     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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