Bacteriological profile and antimicrobial efficacy of alcohol-based hand rubs among health care workers and family caregivers at the children's university teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Background: Hands of healthcare workers (HCWs) and family caregivers are a potential source of bacterial pathogens that may be transferred to susceptible individuals. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the effect of hand rubs used in Zambian hospitals. Therefore, we determined the effect...

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Main Authors: Mukena Nawa, Panji Nkhoma, Mulemba Tillika Samutela, Edgar Simulundu, Sody Munsaka, Geoffrey Kwenda, Annie Kalonda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific African
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246822762100079X