Improvements in process with a multimodal campaign to reduce urinary tract infections in hospitalised Australian patients

Healthcare Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 117-121

  Rhodes, Deborah ^a   Kennon, Jacqueline ^a   Aitchison, Stacey ^a   Watson, Kerrie ^a   Hornby, Linda ^b   Land, Gillian ^a   Bass, Pauline ^a   McLellan, Susan ^a   Karki, Surendra ^b   Cheng, Allen C ^a,c   Worth, Leon J ^a,d  

^a Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit Alfred Health   (Australia)

^b Caulfield Hospital   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84918580842     PISSN: 18355617     EISSN: 18355625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/HI14024     Document Type: Article

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