Abstract：
:The infection control team in a university hospital designed, implemented, and evaluated a program to audit infection control policies. Process surveillance techniques of observation and monitoring were used during surveys of patient care areas to evaluate infection control practices. Nineteen unit surveys have been completed in a 2-year period. Analysis of the program has demonstrated it to be an effective method to determine compliance with infection control policies.
journal_name
Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Friedman C,Richter D,Skylis T,Brown Ddoi
10.1016/0196-6553(84)90113-5subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-08-01 00:00:00pages
228-32issue
4eissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
0196-6553(84)90113-5journal_volume
12pub_type
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