Healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries affected by COVID-19: Time to upgrade basic infection control and prevention practices.
Betacoronavirus
/ pathogenicity
COVID-19
Communicable Disease Control
/ methods
Community-Acquired Infections
Coronavirus Infections
/ diagnosis
Developing Countries
Disinfection
/ methods
Hand Hygiene
/ organization & administration
Health Facilities
/ supply & distribution
Humans
Pandemics
/ prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment
/ supply & distribution
Pneumonia, Viral
/ diagnosis
Practice Guidelines as Topic
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
hand hygiene
low and middle income
personal protective equipment
Journal
Indian journal of medical microbiology
ISSN: 1998-3646
Titre abrégé: Indian J Med Microbiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8700903
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
5
9
2020
pubmed:
5
9
2020
medline:
17
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
COVID-19 as a pandemic has spanned across all continents. With the increasing numbers in cases worldwide, even the countries with the best of healthcare facilities are reeling under the burden of the disease. Therefore, in countries with limited access to resources and poor healthcare infrastructure, the low and middle-income countries (LMICs), limiting spread becomes even more challenging. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are severely hit by any outbreak and pandemics and face the lack of infrastructure and problem of overcrowding. Health facilities are compromised and almost exhausted at the time of emergency. There is disruption of normal supply chain, and consumables are not in sufficient quantity. In the current situation, rationalized use of available supplies is important. This paper presents the perspective on the basis of current literature on gaps in various infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies that are being followed currently in LMICs and suggestions for bridging these gaps.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32883925
pii: IndianJMedMicrobiol_2020_38_2_139_293897
doi: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_125
pmc: PMC7709605
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
139-143Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None
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