Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 97-102 , October 2010

Adverse effects of isolation in hospitalised patients: a systematic review

  • C. Abad

      Affiliations

    • Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • ,
  • A. Fearday

      Affiliations

    • Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • ,
  • N. Safdar

      Affiliations

    • Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: H4/574 University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792, USA. Tel.: (1) 608 263 1546; fax: (1) 608 263 4464.

Received 13 October 2009 ,Accepted 23 April 2010.

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PII: S0195-6701(10)00244-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.04.027

Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 97-102 , October 2010

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