title: Sources of hospital cross-infection and other problems: observations of an inpatient.
abstract: This article gives the patient's viewpoint of a recent stay in hospital. The author highlights a number of issues and discusses the implications of her observations for hospital practice in the UK.
authors.affiliation: Bromley Hospital.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tylden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D015285:Hospital-Patient Relations; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom