Infection control through the ages

Philip W. Smith; Kristin Watkins; Angela Hewlett

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.019

Infection control through the ages

Philip W. Smith, Kristin Watkins, Angela Hewlett

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Abstract

To appreciate the current advances in the field of health care epidemiology, it is important to understand the history of hospital infection control. Available historical sources were reviewed for 4 different historical time periods: medieval, early modern, progressive, and post-World War II. Hospital settings for the time periods are described, with particular emphasis on the conditions related to hospital infections.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	35-42
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.019
State	Published - Feb 2012

Keywords

History
Hospitals
Nosocomial

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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