Hospital infection control units: Staffing, costs, and priorities

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 612-616

  Mitchell, Brett G ^a,b   Hall, Lisa ^c   Macbeth, Deborough ^d   Gardner, Anne ^b   Halton, Kate ^c  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Healthcare associated infections; Hospital; Infection control; Priorities; Resource; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NURSING STAFF; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84931562075     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.02.016     Document Type: Article

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