Infection Control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia.

30 Oct 2009 This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians focuses on critical issues concerning the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED)with community-acquired pneumonia. It is an update of the 2001 ... Read more...

[Nosocomial infections--ecological niches]

24 Oct 2009 Knowledge of ecological niches of nosocomial pathogens is used in treatment and prevention of nosocomial infections. This article offers an analysis of the ecological niches of three important nosocomial pathogens: Clostridium difficile, ... Read more...

Research ethics and infection control.

13 Oct 2009 The Keystone study of prevention of catheter-related infections in intensive care units raised important issues regarding infection control and research ethics. Infection control is an area common to public health and quality improvement. The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Infection Control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia. 30 Oct 2009
• [Nosocomial infections--ecological niches] 24 Oct 2009
• The A, B, BI, and Cs of Clostridium difficile. 13 Oct 2009
• Research ethics and infection control. 13 Oct 2009
• Statins for the prevention and treatment of infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 10 Oct 2009
• Should we screen low risk patients for meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus? 6 Oct 2009
• [Infection control guidelines for the intensive care unit] 30 Sep 2009
• Pandemic flu: implications for sexual and reproductive health services. 29 Sep 2009
• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii on computer interface surfaces of hospital wards and association with clinical isolates. 29 Sep 2009
• Healthcare-associated infections: Arkansas hospitals work to improve patient care and cut costs through prevention. 29 Sep 2009
• Pursuing appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy prescription: is Italy on the move at last? 29 Sep 2009
• Reflecting on the future of infection prevention and control: are we waiting or creating? 29 Sep 2009
• Boosting vaccine power. 29 Sep 2009
• Networking for BSL-3/4 laboratory scientist training. 29 Sep 2009
• Novel H1N1 influenza and respiratory protection for health care workers. 28 Sep 2009
• A/H1N1 flu pandemic. Managing neutropenic sepsis. 27 Sep 2009
• The "fear factor" for surgical masks and face shields, as perceived by children and their parents. 26 Sep 2009
• Healthcare associated infections. 26 Sep 2009
• What works and what doesn't for the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: dogma and data. 13 Sep 2009
• Safety first. Joint Commission's new center pinpoints leadership. 12 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Infection Control'

Definition: Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.

Descriptor UI: D017053

Alternative terms: Infection Control; Control, Infection;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; organization & administration; standards; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: N06.850.780.200.450;

Online Note: use INFECTION CONTROL to search INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91

History Note: 92; was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91

Technical Notes: differentiate from COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL which tends to be on a large geog, demog or social level (e.g., city, underprivileged, elementary school, prison) while INFECTION CONTROL tends to be restricted within hosp or other health care facilities; if in doubt, use term of author; DF: INFECT CONTROL