Survey of infection control infrastructure in selected southern and eastern Mediterranean hospitals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 344-346

  Borg, Michael A ^a   Cookson, B D ^b   Scicluna, E ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy; Infection control; Infrastructure; Mediterranean hospitals; Organisation; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALGERIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CYPRUS; EGYPT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; JORDAN; LEBANON; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALTA; MOROCCO; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUNISIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 34247243348     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01595.x     Document Type: Article

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