Hospital Infection Control

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...

Hospital Infection Control accreditation standards: A Comparative Review

Introduction: Nosocomial infection (NI) is an infection occurring in a patient after 48 hours of hospitalization or up to 72 hours after discharge from the hospital, which was not present or incubating at the time of admission.  Hospital accreditation standards have a significant impact on the prevention and control of NI. Nevertheless, Iran’s hospital accreditation standards face challenges. T...