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Investigating potential sources of transmission of healthcare-associated infections in a regional hospital, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Recent research has shown that healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are on the increase despite education. AIMS: The aims of this study were to isolate, quantify, and determine antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacteria on formites at the Central Regional Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghan...

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Autores principales:	Tagoe, Daniel NA, Desbordes, Kenneth K
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3657994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23776803 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.96796

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