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Appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Ghana: findings and implications

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common infections seen in hospitalized patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), accounting for up to 60% of hospital-acquired infections. Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) has shown to be an effective intervention for...

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Autores principales:	Sefah, Israel Abebrese, Denoo, Edinam Yawo, Bangalee, Varsha, Kurdi, Amanj, Sneddon, Jacqueline, Godman, Brian
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9549739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36226227 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac102

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