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Tracing the spread of infection.
- Format:
- Government document
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cross infection--Prevention.
- Cross infection.
- Hospital buildings--Sanitation--Great Britain.
- Hospital buildings.
- Nosocomial infections--Prevention.
- Nosocomial infections.
- Genre:
- Instructional films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (22 minutes, 32 second)) : sound, black and white.
- Production:
- [London] : A Central Office of Information Film, made by Nucleus Film Unit for the Ministry of Health, 1949.
- Summary:
- Before the widespread use of antibiotics infectious diseases regularly ran rife through hospitals, and tracing the source of infections was of critical concern. The film describes in fascinating detail the scientific detective work involved in identifying the origins of outbreaks, a discipline which at times resembles a CSI-style forensic investigation.
- Credits:
- Produced by Jack Chambers; directed by Michael Clarke; photographed by W. Suschitzky; spoken by John Laurie.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (last viewed May 12, 2025).
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