Adopting Chennai declaration strategies in the prevention and control of the spread of multidrug-resistant hospital-acquired bacterial infections in Nigeria: A call to action

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 203-204

  Yusuf, Ibrahim ^a   Adam, Rabiatu Umar ^b  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Pathology Department Sir Muhammad Sunusi Specialist Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LETTER; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84906790335     PISSN: 22137165     EISSN: 22137173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2014.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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