Variability of contact precaution policies in US emergency departments

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 310-312

  Pallin, Daniel J ^a   Camargo, Carlos A ^b   Yokoe, Deborah S ^a   Espinola, Janice A ^b   Schuur, Jeremiah D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; POLICY; STANDARDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893927566     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675285     Document Type: Article

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