title: Infection control in a country with annual inflation of 3,600%.
abstract: The economic crisis that has been seen worldwide affects developing countries such as Brazil even more severely. Worsening budget shortfalls for the healthcare system progressively threaten patients care. Infection control programs also are affected, and basic preventive policies are not implemented. Infection control practitioners face lack of equipment and poor microbiological support. In contrast, the motivation of the infection control people can be maintained through training courses, conferences, and meetings. Administrative support may be the most important single factor determining success in decreasing the infection control rate and should be (but is not always) provided, given that several infection control measures are cost effective.
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Wey
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards