Gap analysis of infection control practices in low- and middle-income countries

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1208-1214

  Weinshel, Kristy ^a   Dramowski, Angela ^b   Hajdu, Ágnes ^c   Jacob, Saul ^d   Khanal, Basudha ^e   Zoltán, Maszárovics ^f   Mougkou, Katerina ^g   Phukan, Chimanjita ^h   Staneloni, Maria Inés ⁱ   Singh, Nalini ^d  

^a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^f Markhot Ferenc Hospital   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^h GAUHATI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

ⁱ HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; SOAP;

ACCREDITATION; AIR CONDITIONING; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BATH; CLEANING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; ESTHETIC SURGERY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREECE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VENTILATOR; CROSS INFECTION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ARGENTINA; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GREECE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; NEPAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84958524930     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.160     Document Type: Article

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