Are we measuring what we intend to measure? Implications for the management of healthcare-acquired infections

J Hosp Infect. 2016 Feb;92(2):206-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.10.016. Epub 2015 Nov 10.

Authors

M Aldeyab¹, M Scott², G Conlon-Bingham³, A Nagar², D Farren², M Kearney²

Affiliations

¹ Antrim Area Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Antrim, UK. Electronic address: Mamoon.Aldeyab@northerntrust.hscni.net.
² Antrim Area Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Antrim, UK.
³ Antrim Area Hospital, Northern Health and Social Care Trust, Antrim, UK; Clinical and Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

PMID: 26654471
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.10.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Drug Utilization*
Hand Disinfection / methods*
Humans
Infection Control / methods*