Evolution of infection control in Egypt: Achievements and challenges

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 193-200

  Talaat, Maha ^a   Kandeel, Amr ^b   Rasslan, Ossama ^c   Hajjeh, Rana ^a,d   Hallaj, Zoheir ^e   El Sayed, Nasr ^b   Mahoney, Frank J ^a,d  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGYPT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; EGYPT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33646200287     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.05.028     Document Type: Article

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