Impact of cohorting for multidrug-resistant organisms with and without real-time feedback

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 648-650

  Wongcharoen, Sunee ^a   Luxamesathaporn, Pornpong ^a   Khawcharoenporn, Thana ^a   Rujanavech, Sassinuch ^a   Warren, David K ^b   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; CLEANING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT ISOLATOR; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FEEDBACK; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSING; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 84877665067     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670641     Document Type: Letter

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