Building conditions and the risk of nosocomial infection from microbial contamination of hospital appliances in a health care facility.
Nosocomial infections (NIs) remain a global health burden with higher incidence in Africa. We assessed building conditions and risk of NIs from microbial contamination of appliances and surfaces in a Specialist hospital in Southwest Nigeria. The study sampled 120 surfaces in 12 wards during normal o...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Environmental Health Research Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 264 - 276 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2017
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