The value of intermittent point-prevalence surveys ofhealthcare-associated infections fo evaluating infection control interventions at angkor hospital for children, siem reap, cambodia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 248-253

  Stoesser, N ^a,b,c   Emary, K ^a,b,c   Soklin, S ^a   Peng, K A ^a   Sophal, S ^a   Chhomrath, S ^a   Day, N P J ^b,c   Limmathurotsakul, D ^b   Nget, P ^a   Pangnarith, Y ^a   Sona, S ^a   Kumar, V ^a   Moore, C E ^a,b,c   Chanpheaktra, N ^a   Parry, C M ^a,b,c  

^a Angkor Hospital for Children   (Cambodia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cambodia; HCAI; Healthcare associated infection; Hospital associated infection; Nosocomial infection; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CAMBODIA; CROSS INFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882933251     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trt005     Document Type: Article

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