Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.

Anotace

differentiate from COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL which tends to be on a large geographic, demographic or social level (e.g., city, underprivileged, elementary school, prisons) while INFECTION CONTROL tends to be restricted within health care facilities

DUI

D017053 MeSH Prohlížeč

CUI

M0025913

Předchozí užití

Communicable Disease Control (1966-1991); Cross Infection/prevention & control (1966-1991); Infection/prevention & control (1966-1991)

Historická pozn.

92; was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91

Online pozn.

use INFECTION CONTROL to search INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91

Veřejná pozn.

92; was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91