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Review
. 2016 Sep;30(3):785-804.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2016.05.001.

Infection Control in Alternative Health Care Settings: An Update

Elaine Flanagan  1 , Marco Cassone  2 , Ana Montoya  2 , Lona Mody  3
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Review

Infection Control in Alternative Health Care Settings: An Update

Elaine Flanagan et al. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2016 Sep.

Abstract

With changing health care delivery, patients receive care at various settings including acute care hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient primary care and specialty clinics, and at home, exposing them to pathogens in various settings. Various health care settings face unique challenges, requiring individualized infection control programs. Infection control programs in nursing homes should address surveillance for infections and antimicrobial resistance, outbreak investigation and control plan for epidemics, isolation precautions, hand hygiene, staff education, and employee and resident health programs.

Keywords: Hand hygiene; Health care delivery; Infection control; Nursing homes.

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