Healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries affected by COVID-19: Time to upgrade basic infection control and prevention practices.
Indian J Med Microbiol
; 38(2): 139-143, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-745214
ABSTRACT
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.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Communicable Disease Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Hand Hygiene
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijmm.IJMM_20_125
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