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Bacterial Contamination of Surgical Instruments Used at the Surgery Department of a Major Teaching Hospital in a Resource-Limited Country: An Observational Study

Surgical instruments, be they disposable or reusable, are essential in any surgical procedure. Reusable surgical instruments should be properly sterilized or disinfected before use. However, the protocols are not always followed accordingly. This results in sterilization and disinfection failures, l...

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Autores principales:	Owusu, Enid, Asane, Francis W., Bediako-Bowan, Antoinette A., Afutu, Emmanuel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2022
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9589928/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36278580 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diseases10040081

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