Infection control influence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: A hospital-based analysis

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 431-434

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a,b,c   Abdrabalnabi, Rana ^a   Taher, Alla ^a   Mathew, Shantymole ^a   Rahman, Kamal Abdul ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Economic impact; Healthcare; MERS; Personal Protective Equipment

Indexed keywords

HAND SANITIZER; SOAP;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES UTILIZATION; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS; INFECTION CONTROL; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85057238061     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.09.015     Document Type: Article

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