INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL - KEY TO SUCCESS IN CONTAINING COVID-19

INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL - KEY TO SUCCESS IN CONTAINING COVID-19

In the current pandemic of corona viralinfection disease, 2019 (COVID-19), the acquiescence for infection prevention and control is necessary at all levels. Therefore,this commentary was written with an objective to identify the evidence for infection prevention and control in orderto contain COVID-...

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Main Authors:	Irfan Ali Mirza, Humaira Zafar, Wajid Hussain, Syed Raza Jaffar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020-09-01
Series:	Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Subjects:	covid-19 healthcare settings infection prevention personal protective equipment (ppes)
Online Access:	https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5323

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