title: Changing trends in infection control and hospital epidemiology.
abstract: From the staphylococcal era through the gram-negative era into the AIDS era, hospital infection control has evolved into a dynamic discipline whose horizons are broadening to include many of the challenges facing hospitals today.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schaffner
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000639:trends*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*