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. 2016 Nov 29;5:51. doi: 10.1186/s13756-016-0152-1

Table 4.

Search strategy of MEDLINE via PubMed

# Searches
Architecture
= #1		 (“Hospital Design and Construction”[Mesh]) OR construct* OR room* OR single patient OR architect* OR design* OR ward* OR privat* OR single bed
Size/Proximity
= #2		 (“Risk Factors”[MeSH Terms]) OR Room size OR square footage OR distance OR proximity
Infection
= #3		 (“Infection Control”[Mesh]) OR (“Cross Infection”[MeSH Terms])
Time limit
= #4		 Limit to “1990/01/01”[PDAT] : “2015/12/31”[PDAT]
Language limit
= #5		 Limit to (English[lang] OR French[lang] OR German[lang] OR Spanish[lang])

Does a higher number of square meters per patient bed decrease the transmission/infection rate of healthcare-associated infections?