Reducing hospital-acquired infections and improving the rational use of antibiotics in a developing country: An effectiveness study

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 454-459

  Murni, Indah K ^a,b,c   Duke, Trevor ^b,c   Kinney, Sharon ^b   Daley, Andrew J ^b,c   Soenarto, Yati ^a  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84928215216     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307297     Document Type: Article

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