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Infection control: past, present, and future issues.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Whitehouse, JD; Sexton, DJ; Kirkland, KB
Published in: Compr Ther
February 1998

Primary care providers serve as role models for the prevention of nosocomial infections through membership on hospital infection-control committees and daily patient care. This article will review five fundamental infection control measures: surveillance, isolation, hand washing, disinfection, and sterilization.

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Published In

Compr Ther

ISSN

0098-8243

Publication Date

February 1998

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

71 / 77

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sterilization
  • Patient Isolation
  • Infection Control
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Hand Disinfection
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Disinfection
  • Cross Infection
 

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Whitehouse, J. D., Sexton, D. J., & Kirkland, K. B. (1998). Infection control: past, present, and future issues. Compr Ther, 24(2), 71–77.
Whitehouse, J. D., D. J. Sexton, and K. B. Kirkland. “Infection control: past, present, and future issues.Compr Ther 24, no. 2 (February 1998): 71–77.
Whitehouse JD, Sexton DJ, Kirkland KB. Infection control: past, present, and future issues. Compr Ther. 1998 Feb;24(2):71–7.
Whitehouse, J. D., et al. “Infection control: past, present, and future issues.Compr Ther, vol. 24, no. 2, Feb. 1998, pp. 71–77.
Whitehouse JD, Sexton DJ, Kirkland KB. Infection control: past, present, and future issues. Compr Ther. 1998 Feb;24(2):71–77.
Journal cover image

Published In

Compr Ther

ISSN

0098-8243

Publication Date

February 1998

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

71 / 77

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sterilization
  • Patient Isolation
  • Infection Control
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Hand Disinfection
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Disinfection
  • Cross Infection