Preventing Hospital-acquired Infections in Low-income and Middle-income Countries: Impact, Gaps, and Opportunities.
Infect Dis Clin North Am
; 30(3): 805-18, 2016 09.
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ABSTRACT
In low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) health care-associated infections (HAIs) are a serious concern. Many factors contribute to the impact in LMIC, including lack of infrastructure, inconsistent surveillance, deficiency in trained personnel and infection control programs, and poverty- related factors. In LMIC the risk of HAIs may be up to 25% of hospitalized patients. Building infection control capacity in LMIC is possible where strategies are tailored to the specific needs of LMIC. Strategies must start with simple, cost-effective measures then expand to include more complicated measures. Goals for short-term, medium-term, and long-term actions should be planned and resources prioritized.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecção Hospitalar
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Controle de Infecções
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Países em Desenvolvimento
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infect Dis Clin North Am
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article