title: Hospital infection control in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
abstract: Guidelines for Preventing Opportunistic Infections Among Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients contains a section on hospital infection control including evidence-based recommendations regarding ventilation, construction, equipment, plants, play areas and toys, health-care workers, visitors, patient skin and oral care, catheter-related infections, drug-resistant organisms, and specific nosocomial infections. These guidelines are intended to reduce the number and severity of hospital infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.
authors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. cad3@cdc.gov
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Dykewicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*