Control of hospital infection.

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / FirstView Article / February 2016, pp 1 7 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.342, Published online: 26 January 2016 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0899823X15003426 How to cite this article: Cydney Heid, Mary Jo Knobloch, Lucas T. Schulz and Nasia Safdar Use of the Health Belief Model to Study Patient Perceptions of Antimicrobial Stew...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

How to cite this article: Michelle M. Nerandzic, Priyaleela Thota, Thriveen Sankar C., Annette Jencson, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Amy J. Ray, Robert A. Salata, Richard R. Watkins and Curtis J. Donskey Evaluation of a Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet Disinfection System for Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Pathogens in Hospital Rooms. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, Available on CJO 2015 doi:10.1...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology / Volume 36 / Issue 08 / August 2015, pp 978 980 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.99, Published online: 27 April 2015 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0899823X15000999 How to cite this article: Michael B. Edmond, Nadia Masroor, Michael P. Stevens, Janis Ober and Gonzalo Bearman (2015). The Impact of Discontinuing Contact Precautions fo...

The control of hospital infection.

Sammelweis first introduced the concept of infection control in hospitals in the mid-1800s but i t was not until about 20 years ago that the control of hospital infection has become such an important issue. In the United States, i t is estimated that approximately 5% of all hospital admissions acquire hospital infection.' The financial expense related to the management of these infections is es...