Prevention of nosocomial infections in developing countries, a systematic review

Paediatrics and International Child Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 61-78

  Murni, Indah ^a,b   Duke, Trevor ^b   Triasih, Rina ^a,b   Kinney, Sharon ^b   Daley, Andrew J ^b   Soenarto, Yati ^a  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; Developing countries; Hand hygiene campaign; Healthcare associated infection; Infection control; Nosocomial infection; Prevention; Rational antibiotic use

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ASIA; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EFFECT SIZE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDY; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASIA; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84878002054     PISSN: 20469047     EISSN: 20469055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000054     Document Type: Review

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