A national survey of infection preventionists was conducted in Thailand to assess
career satisfaction, perceived barriers to implementing infection control practices
and current sources of continuing education. Despite positive career satisfaction,
several barriers were identified, including a lack of physicians to champion infection
control efforts and difficulty remaining current with new evidence-based recommendations.
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Published online: October 15, 2012
Footnotes
Supported by the National Research University Project of the Thailand Office of Higher Education Commission (to A.A. and T.K.).
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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