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
Scope Note
Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.
Entry Version
INFECT CONTROL
Entry Term(s)
Control, Infection
Previous Indexing
Communicable Disease Control (1966-1991)
Cross Infection/prevention & control (1966-1991)
Infection/prevention & control (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92; was INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91
Online Note
use INFECTION CONTROL to search INFECTION/prevention & control 1966-91
Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.
