The organization of infection control in Belgium.
The authors describe the organization of infection control in Belgium with respect to official regulations, the tasks and the training of the infection control doctor and of the infection control nurse, functioning of the infection control committee, the financing and the availability of guidelines.
Reybrouck
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Hospital Hygiene and Infection Control Department, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Gerald.Reybrouck@uz.kuleuven.be
Vande Putte
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Zumofen
M
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Haxhe
J J
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D001530:Belgium; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005378:Financial Support; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D011367:Professional Staff Committees