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Building an Intelligent Hospital to Fight Contagion

2017; Oxford University Press; Volume: 65; Issue: suppl_1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/cid/cix402

ISSN

1537-6591

Autores

Jérôme Bataille, Philippe Brouqui,

Tópico(s)

Infection Control in Healthcare

Resumo

The idea of building hospitals to fight contagion was born with the lazarettos. At the time when the microorganisms were not yet known, the mechanisms of transmission of contagion were already well apprehended. Based on the same knowledge but thanks to new technologies, such hospitals have now been built downtown, next to the most highly performing technological plateau. Regrouping patient care, diagnostics, research, and development, the University Hospital Institute Méditerranée Infection building offers a wonderful tool to contain and understand contagion, in a well-designed setting, creating excellent working conditions that are attractive for interested scientists.

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