A national survey of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship structures in Irish long-term care facilities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 554-557

  Donlon, Sheila ^a   Roche, Fiona ^a   Byrne, Helen ^b   Dowling, Siobhan ^a   Cotter, Meaghan ^c   Fitzpatrick, Fidelma ^a,c,d  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; Infection control; Long term care facilities

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL; IRELAND; LONG TERM CARE; LONG TERM CARE FACILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; LONG-TERM CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84878868137     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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