Prevalence of nosocomial infection and antibiotic use at a university medical center in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hughes, A.J., Ariffin, N., Huat, T.L., Molok, H.A., Hashim, S., Sarijo, J., Latif, N.H.A., Abu Hanifah, Y., Kamarulzaman, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4610/1/Hughes-2005-Prevalence_of_nosoco.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4610/

Most reports of nosocomial infection (NI) prevalence have come from developed countries with established infection control programs. In developing countries, infection control is often not as well established due to lack of staff and resources. We examined the rate of NI in our institution. METHODS:...