Need for more targeted measures - Only less severe hospital-associated infections declined after introduction of an infection control program

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 282-290

  Koch, Anne M ^a,b   Nilsen, Roy M ^a   Dalheim, Anne ^a   Cox, Rebecca J ^a,b   Harthug, Stig ^a,b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hospital associated infection; Infection control program; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATIENT RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928393494     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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