title: Infection control matters in home healthcare.
abstract: Infection control is pivotal to good nursing care in any setting. This column is dedicated to new developments in infection control that specifically affect home healthcare nursing.
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph's College, 278 White's Bridge Road, Standish, ME, USA. smartin@sjcme.edu
authors.forename: Sharon Dezzani
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D005190:Family; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D010356:Patient Isolation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic