title: Preventing health care-associated infections during enteral feeding.
abstract: IN the late 1980s, enteral feeding became common practice in hospitals for patients who were unable to feed themselves. It was therefore inevitable that those requiring long-term artificial feeding--that is, for more than 30 days--would continue this practice at home.
authors.affiliation: Richard Wells Research Centre, Thames Valley University, London.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellowe
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pratt
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008134:Long-Term Care