Open AccessNOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS
Author(s) -
Badaruddin A. Memon
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2007.14.01.3627
Subject(s) - medicine , christian ministry , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , theology , philosophy
Nosocomial infections are an important cause of preventable morbidity and mortality. This paper highlights some of the serious but avoidable aspects of this largely ignored but vital issue of nosocomial infections in Pakistan. Also this paper aims to alert the health policy makers, medical staff, microbiologists and other experts to consider more clearly the serious threat of nosocomial infections. This is for the Pakistan Ministry of Health to become actively involved in the development of a structured and coherent approach to the problem.