HICPAC/SHEA–conflicting guidelines: what is the standard of care?
Abstract
Jackson M, Jarvis WR, Scheckler WE
Am J Infect Control 2004 Dec;32(8):504-11
PMID: 15573060… Read more
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Jackson M, Jarvis WR, Scheckler WE
Am J Infect Control 2004 Dec;32(8):504-11
PMID: 15573060… Read more
Being aware and implementing the latest and best scientific evidence in infection control and health care epidemiology is critical to enhancing patient outcomes. In this review, the latest published scientific data in health care epidemiology and patient safety were reviewed for the period May 2003-May 2004.… Read more
OBJECTIVES: To compare routine glove use by healthcare workers for all residents, without use of contact-isolation precautions, with contact-isolation precautions for the care of residents who had vancomycin-resistant enterococci or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a clinical culture.
DESIGN: Random allocation of two similar sections of the skilled-care unit to one of the infection-control strategies during an 18-month study period.… Read more