Infection control capacity building in European countries with limited resources: issues and priorities.
We report the results of a panel investigation aimed at assessing the critical aspects regarding healthcare-associated infections in European countries with limited resources and pinpointing the highest priority issues that need to be addressed for effective infection control. Questionnaires were designed and information collected from national EUNETIPS representatives in Bulgaria, Hungary, Kosovo, Romania, and Serbia. Based on the data collected, we concluded that rigorous implementation of existing law, standardized training, and political commitment constitute a common relevant background and provide the lessons to be learnt for aligning healthcare systems in this area with internationally recommended standards of infection control.
'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania; 'Pius Branzeu' Emergency, Clinical, County Hospital Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
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'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania.
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'Victor Babes' University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania. Electronic address: dlungeanu@umft.ro.
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Bulgarian Association on Infection Prevention and Control 'BulNoso', Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Dobrevska
Hungarian Society for Infection Control, Budapest, Hungary.
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National Institute of Public Health, Pristina, Kosovo.
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Institute of Epidemiology, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Markovic-Denic
Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.
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Brusaferro
D057191:Capacity Building; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D005060:Europe; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
Healthcare-associated infection; Infection control; Patient safety