Feasibility of National Surveillance of Health-Care-Associated Infections in Home-Care Settings
Open Access
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (3) , 233-236
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010098
Abstract
This article examines the rationale and strategies for surveillance of health-care-associated infections in home-care settings, the challenges of nonhospital-based surveillance, and the feasibility of developing a national surveillance system.Keywords
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