Infection control and antibiotic stewardship practices reported by south-eastern Mediterranean hospitals collaborating in the ARMed project

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-234

  Borg, M A ^a   Cookson, B D ^b   Gur D ^c   Ben Redjeb, S ^d   Rasslan, O ^e   Elnassar, Z ^f   Benbachir, M ^g   Bagatzouni, D P ^h   Rahal, K ⁱ   Daoud, Z ^j  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^f JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^g Faculty of Medicine   (Morocco)

^h NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

ⁱ Institut Pasteur d'Algerie   (Algeria)

^j SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

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Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic stewardship; ARMed project; Infection control; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL POLICY; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 52949113417     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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