Open AccessKeeping It Real: Infection Prevention and Control Problems and Solutions in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Author(s) -
Angela Dramowski,
Adrie Bekker,
Suvaporn Anugulruengkitt,
One Bayani,
Fernanda Gonçalves,
Mulugeta Naizgi,
Aline Magnino,
Thanyawee Puthanakit,
Fernanda Salle,
André Ricardo Araújo da Silva,
Elizabeth Molyneux,
Jonathan Strysko,
Cristina Vieira,
Susan Coffin
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003319
Subject(s) - infection control , low and middle income countries , medicine , health care , control (management) , developing country , economic growth , intensive care medicine , computer science , economics , artificial intelligence
Infection prevention challenges are ubiquitous in healthcare, but some are unique to or more prevalent in low-and middle-income country settings. Despite limited resources, innovative and committed paediatric healthcare providers and infection preventionists have found creative solutions to address the very real and pressing risks their patients face every day. We gathered examples of infection prevention and control challenges faced by clinicians in resource-limited healthcare facilities, and the real-world infection prevention and control solutions they implemented, with the goal of learning broader lessons applicable to low-and middle-income countrie.