TY - JOUR AU - Rhinehart, Emily T1 - Infection Control in Home Care T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2001 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 208 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Although home care has expanded in scope and intensity in the United States in the past decade, infection surveillance, prevention, and control efforts have lagged behind. Valid and reliable definitions and methods for surveillance are needed. Prevention and control efforts are largely based upon acute-care practices, many of which may be unnecessary, impractical, and expensive in a home setting. Infectious disease control principles should form the basis of training home-care providers to assess infection risk and develop prevention strategies. KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0702.700208 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/2/70-0208_article ER - End of Reference