Implementation of quality management for clinical bacteriology in low-resource settings

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 426-433

  Barbe B ^a   Yansouni, C P ^b   Affolabi, D ^c   Jacobs, J ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c University Hospital Hubert Koutoukou Maga   (Benin)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical bacteriology; Laboratory quality management; Laboratory strengthening; Low resource setting; Quality management system; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARDS;

ACCREDITATION; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85020387179     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.05.007     Document Type: Review

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