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Infectious disease prevention / control

Known as: Control, Infection, Infection Control, infection control procedures 
Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and… 
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Administration of vaccine to produce active immunityHIV preventionUniversal PrecautionsVaccination
Bacterial InfectionsCommunicable Disease ControlCommunicable DiseasesCross Infection

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Review
2006
Review
2006
An update on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated disease.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Nightingale in Scutari: her legacy reexamined.
Nearly a century after the death of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), historians continue to debate her legacy. We discuss her… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Significant reduction of endemic MRSA acquisition and infection in cardiothoracic patients by means of an enhanced targeted infection control programme.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Report of the Consensus Conference on Antibiotic Resistance; Prevention and Control (ARPAC).
Antimicrobial resistance is a key public health concern in Europe. It is known that there are significant variations in the… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
The clinical microbiology laboratory and infection control: emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, and new technology.
The clinical microbiology laboratory is an essential component of an effective infection control program. Laboratory personnel… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Analysis of an outbreak of non-phage-typeable methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by using a randomly amplified polymorphic DNA assay
A cluster of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among patients on an intensive care unit (ICU) was… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
An expert system for culture-based infection control surveillance.
Hospital-acquired infections represent a significant cause of prolonged inpatient days and additional hospital charges. We… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The needs of developing countries and the resources required.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Cost-effectiveness in hospital infection control--lessons for the 1990s.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The emergence of infection surveillance and control programs in US hospitals: an assessment, 1976.
To assess the current state of hospitals' infection surveillance and control programs (ISCPs) nationwide and to provide a… 
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