Infection control link nurse program: An interdisciplinary approach in targeting health care-acquired infection

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 353-359

  Sopirala, Madhuri M ^a,b   Yahle Dunbar, Lisa ^b   Smyer, Justin ^b   Wellington, Linda ^b   Dickman, Jeanne ^b   Zikri, Nancy ^b   Martin, Jennifer ^b   Kulich, Pat ^b   Taylor, David ^b   Mekhjian, Hagop ^a   Nash, Mary ^a   Mansfield, Jerry ^a   Pancholi, Preeti ^a   Howard, Mary ^a   Chase, Linda ^a   Brown, Susan ^a   Kipp, Kristopher ^a   Lefeld, Kristen ^b   Myers, Amber ^b   Pan, Xueliang ^a   Mangino, Julie E ^a,b   more..

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Handwashing; Infection prevention; Liaison; MRSA; Multi disciplinary; Nosocomial; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STAFF NURSE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

HAND HYGIENE; HANDWASHING; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIAISON; MRSA; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY; NOSOCOMIAL; PATIENT SAFETY;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84898058274     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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