PMID- 11980590
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20020701
LR  - 20191025
IS  - 1413-8670 (Print)
IS  - 1413-8670 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 6
DP  - 2001 Dec
TI  - The organization of hospital infection control committees and their importance in 
      Brazil.
PG  - 290-3
AB  - The importance of Hospital Infection Control Committees (HICC) increases every 
      year due to the emergence of multiresistant bacterial strains, hospital 
      outbreaks, and other factors that cause HI. This demonstrates the fragility of 
      the quality of hospital and medical care. Having a well-organized HICC benefits 
      hospitals by improving quality, lowering costs and, most important, reducing 
      patient morbidity and mortality. This review records the history of the 
      development of HICCs, their present organizational structure, and offers 
      recommendations for hte best methods of infection surveillance.
FAU - Far, F E
AU  - Far FE
AD  - Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Sao Paulo Hospital, Sao Paulo School of 
      Medicine, Federal University at Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. fabiane-el-far@hotmail.com
FAU - Marino, C G
AU  - Marino CG
FAU - Medeiros, E A
AU  - Medeiros EA
LA  - eng
PT  - Historical Article
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - Brazil
TA  - Braz J Infect Dis
JT  - The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the 
      Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
JID - 9812937
SB  - IM
MH  - Brazil
MH  - Cross Infection/*prevention & control
MH  - History, 19th Century
MH  - History, 20th Century
MH  - Hospital Administration
MH  - *Hospitals/standards/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infection Control/history/methods/*organization & administration
RF  - 9
EDAT- 2002/05/01 10:00
MHDA- 2002/07/02 10:01
CRDT- 2002/05/01 10:00
PHST- 2002/05/01 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/07/02 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2002/05/01 10:00 [entrez]
AID - S1413-86702001000600001 [pii]
AID - 10.1590/s1413-86702001000600001 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Braz J Infect Dis. 2001 Dec;5(6):290-3. doi: 10.1590/s1413-86702001000600001.