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Hand Hygiene Compliance at Two Tertiary Hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study

Hand hygiene actions are essential to reduce healthcare-associated infections and the development of antimicrobial resistance. In this cross-sectional study at two tertiary hospitals, Freetown, Sierra Leone, we observed hand hygiene compliance (defined as using handwash with soap and water or alcoho...

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Autores principales:	Kamara, Gladys Nanilla, Sevalie, Stephen, Molleh, Bailah, Koroma, Zikan, Kallon, Christiana, Maruta, Anna, Kamara, Ibrahim Franklyn, Kanu, Joseph Sam, Campbell, Julian S. O., Shewade, Hemant Deepak, van Henten, Saskia, Harries, Anthony D.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2022
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35270674 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052978

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