Infections among patients in nursing homes: policies, prevalence, problems
Garibaldi RA;Brodine S;Matsumiya S;;
The New England journal of medicine1981Vol. 305pp. -
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Abstract
We performed one-day surveys in seven skilled-care nursing homes in order to evaluate their infection-control policies and to determine the prevalence of infections among their residents. Infection-control programs were not well developed at any of the home surveyed. We noted high patient-to-staff r …