Patient-days used for isolation in a community hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 612-616

  Lee, Kenneth K ^a   Lacerna, Cristine ^a  

^a Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Hospital resources; Infection control; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHICKENPOX; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84879498863     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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