The Role of Hospital Surfaces and Theatre Environment in Transmission of Nosocomial Infections in a Rural District Hospital in Eastern Uganda
Waako Christopher Knox, Kateregga Elvis, Lulenzi Jalia, Nakhokho Ephraim, Oloka Emmanuel, Tebagerwa Annet, Ibilat Gorett, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018
Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the "most frequent adverse events" in the delivery of healthcare worldwide. Most of these infections are linked to resistant pathogens harboured by hospital fomites and could persist for a long period of time thereby predis...
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10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44101