ND-0416 · 1981 · Other
The effect of private isolation rooms on patient care practices, colonization and infection in an intensive care unit
Preston, Larson, Stamm. The American Journal of Medicine. 1981.
doi.org/10.1016/0002-9343(81)90588-x · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Moving to isolation rooms did not reduce acquisition or change handwashing.
Design questions and applications
Rooms do not replace practice.
Field
Hospitals and psychiatric care
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card preston-1981-private-isolation) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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