Infection control in ambulatory care.
This article provides a structured review of the English literature focusing on areas that theoretically pose the greatest risk for nosocomial infections in ambulatory care. The review describes variations in methods of surveillance and a general paucity of studies that provide reliable estimates of the risk for infections in the ambulatory environment.
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Infection Control Unit, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Lundstrom
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Chandra
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Massanari
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D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D012306:Risk