title: Prevention of hospital infection.
abstract: The prevention of nosocomial infections is an important aspect of patient care, particularly in high-risk areas such as intensive care units (ICUs). Local hospital leadership needs to develop easily defined infection-control policies that are evidence-based. These infection-control policies also require the presence of a dedicated group of infection-control practitioners to provide education, collect surveillance data, and oversee the implementation of the local infection-control plan.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Marin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kollef
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000382:microbiology