Volume 28, Number 4—April 2022
Synopsis
Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2017–2019
Maha Talaat
, Bassem Zayed, Sara Tolba, Enjy Abdou, Mohamed Gomaa, Dana Itani, Yvan Hutin, and Rana Hajjeh
, Bassem Zayed, Sara Tolba, Enjy Abdou, Mohamed Gomaa, Dana Itani, Yvan Hutin, and Rana Hajjeh
Table 1
Key elements of national IPC core components in 22 countries of the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2019*
| National IPC core components | Countries, no. (%) |
|---|---|
| IPC focal point/group | 13 (59) |
| Evidence-based national IPC guidelines within past 5 y | 9 (41) |
| National IPC education and training program | 7 (32) |
| National healthcare-associated infection surveillance program | 5 (23) |
| National IPC multimodal improvement strategies | 6 (27) |
| National monitoring/auditing of IPC practices and feedback | 6 (27) |
*IPC, infection prevention and control.
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