Developing a model to assess optimum infection control workforce in acute care settings

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1142-1145

  Powell, Tom ^a   Wigglesworth, Neil ^b,c   Drey, Nick ^d   Gould, Dinah ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital Infection Society   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freedom of information; Infection control; Infection prevention and control teams

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84927649604     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.07.012     Document Type: Article

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