Developing countries have their own chracteristic problems with infection control

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 294-299

  Raza, M W ^a   Kazi, B M ^b   Mustafa, M ^c   Gould, F K ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^c General Hospital Kota Bharu   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Developing countries; Infection control; NGOs

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 3543051850     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.03.019     Document Type: Review

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