The prevalence of health care-associated infection in older people in acute care hospitals

Shona Cairns; Jacqui Reilly; Sally Stewart; Debbie Tolson; Jon Godwin; Paul Knight

doi:10.1086/660871

The prevalence of health care-associated infection in older people in acute care hospitals

Shona Cairns, Jacqui Reilly, Sally Stewart, Debbie Tolson, Jon Godwin, Paul Knight

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of health care–associated infection (HAI) in older people in acute care hospitals, detailing the specific types of HAI and specialties in which these are most prevalent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	763-767
Number of pages	5
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	32
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/660871
Publication status	Published - Aug 2011

Keywords

hospital infection
acute care hospitals
older people

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The prevalence of health care-associated infection in older people in acute care hospitals

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