title: Infection control in ambulatory care.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Unit, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nafziger
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lundstrom
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Massanari
mesh_terms: 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