Prevention and control of health care-associated infections in Iran: A qualitative study to explore challenges and barriers
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- 作者：Atefeh Esfandiari ; PhDa ; Arash Rashidian ; MD ; PhDa ; Hossein Masoumi Asl ; MDb ; Abbas Rahimi Foroushani ; PhDc ; Hedayat Salari ; PhDd ; Ali Akbari Sari ; MD ; PhDa ; akbarisari@tums.ac.ir" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Health care&ndash ; associated infections ; challenges ; prevention ; control ; qualitative research
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：1 October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：44
- 期：10
- 页码：1149-1153
- 全文大小：204 K
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Challenges in the prevention and control of health care–associated infections are multifactorial and may involve external factors beyond the direct control of the health systems.
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Governance and stewardship, availability of resources, safety culture, monitoring and surveillance systems, and inappropriate prescription of antibiotics are the main barriers in combating health care–associated infections and mitigating their consequences.
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Effective reporting and a surveillance system of health care–associated infections (HAIs) is crucial in identifying and controlling HAIs.