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. 2007 May 30;65:148–150. doi: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60033-4
Infection control in countries with limited resources
Patricia Lynch
a, Didier Pittet
b, Michael A Borg
c, Shaheen Mehtar
d
Patricia Lynch
aInternational Federation of Infection Control, and Epidemiology Associates, Redmond, WA, USA
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Didier Pittet
bInfection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, and First Global Patient Safety Challenge, WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety
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Michael A Borg
cInfection Control Unit, St. Luke's Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Malta, and ARMed Project
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Shaheen Mehtar
dUnit for Infection Prevention and Control, Tygerberg Hospital, and Department of Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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aInternational Federation of Infection Control, and Epidemiology Associates, Redmond, WA, USA
bInfection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, and First Global Patient Safety Challenge, WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety
cInfection Control Unit, St. Luke's Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Malta, and ARMed Project
dUnit for Infection Prevention and Control, Tygerberg Hospital, and Department of Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Issue date 2007 Jun.
KEYWORDS: Healthcare-associated infection, Hand hygiene, Worldwide priorities
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