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Disposal habits and microbial load of solid medical waste in sub-district healthcare facilities and households in Yilo-Krobo municipality, Ghana

The study aimed to assess disposal practices and quantify the microbial load present in SMW from ten sub-district level healthcare facilities and 385 households in Yilo Krobo municipality, Ghana. Disposal of solid medical waste (SMW) was assessed by questionnaire-based surveys, unstructured intervie...

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Autores principales:	Egbenyah, Fredrick, Udofia, Emilia Asuquo, Ayivor, Jesse, Osei, Mary-Magdalene, Tetteh, John, Tetteh-Quarcoo, Patience B., Sampane-Donkor, Eric
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8664185/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34890437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261211

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