Strengthening infection prevention and control and systematic surveillance of healthcare associated infections in India. (5th September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Swaminathan, Soumya; Prasad, Jagdish; Dhariwal, Akshay C; Guleria, Randeep; Misra, Mahesh C; Malhotra, Rajesh; Mathur, Purva; Walia, Kamini; Gupta, Sunil; Sharma, Aditya; Ohri, Vinod; Jain, Sarika; Gupta, Neil; Laserson, Kayla; Malpiedi, Paul; Velayudhan, Anoop; Park, Benjamin; Srikantiah, Padmini
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 358(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-09-05
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j3768
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : Establishing and expanding government led networks to strengthen infection prevention and control and healthcare associated infection surveillance are essential to effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance. Soumya Swaminathan and colleagues discuss the progress in India