title: Ethical aspects of infection control.
abstract: This article describes ethical dilemmas faced routinely by infection control personnel and outlines the basic principles of ethics as applied to the practice of infection control and hospital epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Herwaldt
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D030881:Disclosure; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards*; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D012380:Role; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States