Riku Elovainio
Biographic Data
| ID | 7176271 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Riku Elovainio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Riku |
| FAMILY NAME | Elovainio |
| SIGNATURE | ELOVAINIO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Assessment of blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing for bacterial sepsis diagnosis and utilization of results by clinicians in Benin
Objectives We assessed the current status of blood culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) practices in clinical laboratories in Benin, and how the laboratory results are used by physicians to prescribe antibiotics. Methods The qualitative study covered twenty-five clinical laboratories with a bacteriology unit and associated hospitals and pharmacies. Altogether 159 laboratory staff, physicians and pharmacists were interviewed about t…
Thank You to Reviewers 2012
Moving from ideas to action - developing health financing systems towards universal coverage in Africa
BACKGROUND: Accelerating progress towards universal coverage in African countries calls for concrete actions that reinforce social health protection through establishment of sustainable health financing mechanisms. In order to explore possible pathways for moving past the existing obstacles, panel discussions were organized on health financing bringing together Ministers of health and Ministers of finance with the objective of creating a discussi…
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Moving from ideas to action - developing health financing systems towards universal coverage in Africa
BACKGROUND: Accelerating progress towards universal coverage in African countries calls for concrete actions that reinforce social health protection through establishment of sustainable health financing mechanisms. In order to explore possible pathways for moving past the existing obstacles, panel discussions were organized on health financing bringing together Ministers of health and Ministers of finance with the objective of creating a discussi…
Thank You to Reviewers 2012
Assessment of blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing for bacterial sepsis diagnosis and utilization of results by clinicians in Benin
Objectives We assessed the current status of blood culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) practices in clinical laboratories in Benin, and how the laboratory results are used by physicians to prescribe antibiotics. Methods The qualitative study covered twenty-five clinical laboratories with a bacteriology unit and associated hospitals and pharmacies. Altogether 159 laboratory staff, physicians and pharmacists were interviewed about t…
Business (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Antibiotic Use and Resistance (1 work) · Antibiotics (1 work) · Bacteria (1 work) · Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Blood culture (1 work) · Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)