Patients under contact precautions have an increased risk of injuries and medication errors: A retrospective cohort study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1118-1120

  Karki, Surendra ^a   Leder, Karin ^a   Cheng, Allen C ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTACT PRECAUTION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CARRIER STATE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LACERATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESSURE ULCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84884172186     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673153     Document Type: Article

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