Hospital ward design and prevention of hospital-acquired infections: A prospective clinical trial

Jennifer Ellison; Danielle Southern; Donna Holton; Elizabeth Henderson; Jean Wallace; Peter Faris; William A Ghali; John Conly

doi:10.1155/2014/685402

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2014)

Hospital ward design and prevention of hospital-acquired infections: A prospective clinical trial

Jennifer Ellison,
Danielle Southern,
Donna Holton,
Elizabeth Henderson,
Jean Wallace,
Peter Faris,
William A Ghali,
John Conly

Affiliations

Jennifer Ellison: Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Danielle Southern: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Donna Holton: Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Elizabeth Henderson: Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Jean Wallace: Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Peter Faris: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
William A Ghali: Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
John Conly: Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, University of Calgary, Alberta Health Services, Calgary and Area, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/685402
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25, no. 5
pp. 265 – 270

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Renovation of a general medical ward provided an opportunity to study health care facility design as a factor for preventing hospital-acquired infections.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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