First step to reducing infection risk as a system: Evaluation of infection prevention processes for 71 hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 950-954

  Fakih, Mohamad G ^a,b   Heavens, Michelle ^c   Ratcliffe, Carol J ^d   Hendrich, Ann ^c  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Clinical Excellence   (United States)

^d SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Device infection; Prevention; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHECKLIST; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY CATHETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

DEVICE INFECTION; PREVENTION; SURVEY;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84887026430     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.04.019     Document Type: Article

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