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A qualitative study of infection prevention and control practices in the maternal units of two Ghanaian hospitals

INTRODUCTION: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a common challenge in healthcare delivery, with a significant burden in low- and middle-income countries. Preventing HAIs has gained enormous attention from policy makers and healthcare managers and providers, especially in resource-limite...

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Autores principales:	Sunkwa-Mills, Gifty, Senah, Kodjo, Breinholdt, Mette, Aberese-Ako, Matilda, Tersbøl, Britt Pinkowski
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2023
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10641978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37953285 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-023-01330-z

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