Infection Control in Alternative Health Care Settings: An Update

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 785-804

  Flanagan, Elaine ^a   Cassone, Marco ^b   Montoya, Ana ^b   Mody, Lona ^b,c  

^a DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Health care delivery; Infection control; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDEMIC; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ISOLATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHABILITATION CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STAFF TRAINING; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84990059032     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: 15579824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2016.05.001     Document Type: Review

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