The concept of vulnerability applied to Healthcare-associated Infections

ABSTRACT Objective: To discuss the potentialities of using the concept of vulnerability to support measures for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Methods: This theoretical study was conducted in steps: 1) presentation of markers that frame the concept of vulnerabi...

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Main Authors: Maria Clara Padoveze, Luize Fábrega Juskevicius, Talita Raquel dos Santos, Lúcia Izumi Nichiata, Suely Itsuko Ciosak, Maria Rita Bertolozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000100299&lng=en&tlng=en