THE IMPACT OF US-STYLE INFECTION-CONTROL PROGRAMS IN AN ASIAN COUNTRY

The impact of US-style infection control programs is global. There are many Asian countries that have translated US-style infection control programs into their own programs, but reports of those efforts are rar ely published in English. This article describes the development of in fection control in Taiwan and the development of intensive infection s urveillance and control programs in a pioneer acute-care medical cente r that has 3,000 beds. The article also discusses problems that have a risen in translation of US infection control practices (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995;16:359-364).