Evaluation of contact precautions discharges in an acute care setting - 23/05/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.07.010
Janet P. Haas, DNSc, RN a, b, ⁎ 
, Peter Shupper, BS b, Paul Visintainer, PhD c, Marisa A. Montecalvo, MD a, b
, Peter Shupper, BS b, Paul Visintainer, PhD c, Marisa A. Montecalvo, MD a, b a Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
b Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
c Baystate Medical Center, Division of Academic Affairs, Springfield, MA
Address correspondence to Janet P. Haas, DNSc, RN, Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Westchester Medical Center, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595.Abstract |
The health care environment is increasingly discussed as a source of health care-associated infections. We evaluated patterns of discharges among patients on contact precautions (CP) and assessed correlation of CP discharges with health care acquisition of organisms requiring CP and evaluated the feasibility of targeting CP discharges for additional monitoring.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Contact precautions, Isolation
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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Vol 40 - N° 5
P. 468-469 - juin 2012 Retour au numéro
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