Survey of infection control programs in a large national healthcare system

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Dec;28(12):1401-3. doi: 10.1086/523867. Epub 2007 Nov 1.

Abstract

In light of consumers' and regulators' increasing focus on infection prevention, infection control practices and resources were surveyed at 134 hospitals owned by the Hospital Corporation of America. Infection control practices and resources varied substantially among hospitals, and many facilities reported difficulty acquiring the data they needed to report infection rates.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection* / prevention & control
  • Data Collection
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Infection Control Practitioners / statistics & numerical data
  • United States