title: An infectious disease day care unit--the first year.
abstract: Details are given of what is believed to be the first Day Care Unit in the U.K. for the diagnosis and treatment of infection and infectious diseases. The reaction of referring doctors and their patients has been favourable, cross-infection in the home has not been a problem and some potentially life-threatening infections have been diagnosed earlier than might otherwise have been the case. Capital and running costs were relatively small and the use of inpatient beds for infectious diseases became more efficient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Rush Green Hospital, Romford, Essex, U.K.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kohn
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom