Infection prevention needs assessment in Colorado hospitals: Rural and urban settings

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 597-601

  Reese, Sara M ^a   Gilmartin, Heather ^b   Rich, Karen L ^c   Price, Connie S ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care associated infections; Surveillance; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLORADO; COMMUNICATION; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901047932     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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