title: Infection control: reducing the risk to medical patients.
abstract: Patients on medical wards are at risk of infections, both from their conditions and invasive procedures carried out on them. Scrupulous infection control by nurses can do much to reduce this risk.
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authors.lastname: McFarlane
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*