COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS-DISEASES IN A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL - EFFECT ON INFECTION-CONTROL WORK LOAD

Authors
SHEARS P HUGHES J BROWN DH WRIGHT AG
Citation
P. Shears et al., COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS-DISEASES IN A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL - EFFECT ON INFECTION-CONTROL WORK LOAD, Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 18(4), 1997, pp. 249-252
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection control and hospital epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0899823X
Volume
18
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
249 - 252
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(1997)18:4<249:CNIIAP>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
In a study of the impact of notifiable communicable disease admissions on infection control work load, we found notifiable disease cases to be responsible for less than 10% of admissions but 27% of infection co ntrol ward visits and to require extensive community liaison. Measures of work load based on nosocomial infections alone will underestimate infection control activity considerably.