‘Fight Antibiotic Resistance—It’s in Your Hands’: Call From the World Health Organization for 5th May 2017
- 4 May 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 64 (12), 1780-1783
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix226
Abstract
In 2017, the global hand hygiene day (5th May) focuses on battling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It promotes strong infection prevention and control and comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship programmes to prevent hospital-acquired infections and reduce the spread of AMR in healthcare facilities.Keywords
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