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To determine the effect of wearing shoe covers by medical staff and visitors on infection rates, mortality and length of stay in Intensive Care Unit

Objective: Intensive Care Units (ICUs) experience higher infection rates due to the severity of illness and frequent use of invasive devices. Use of personal protective equipment reduces the risk of acquiring an infection. This study has been conducted to determine the role of using shoe covers by m...

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Autores principales: Ali, Zeeshan, Qadeer, Aayesha, Akhtar, Aftab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publicaitons 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24772125