Infection prevention in alternative health care settings.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
; 25(1): 271-83, 2011 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21316005
ABSTRACT
With the changing health care delivery, patients receive care at various settings, including acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and ambulatory clinics, thus becoming exposed to pathogens. Various health care settings face unique challenges requiring individualized infection control programs. The programs in SNFs should address surveillance for infections and antimicrobial resistance, outbreak investigation and control plan for epidemics, isolation precautions, hand hygiene, staff education, and employee and resident health programs. In ambulatory clinics, the program should address triage and standard transmission-based precautions; cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization principles; surveillance in surgical clinics; safe injection practices; and bioterrorism and disaster planning.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
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Skilled Nursing Facilities
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Cross Infection
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Infection Control
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Community Health Centers
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Dis Clin North Am
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States