Hand hygiene practices and resources in a teaching hospital in Ghana.

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Nosocomial infections have long been neglected in Sub-Saharan Africa, and hand hygiene (HH) is usually neglected in hospital settings. This study aimed to provide baseline data on HH compliance among health workers and HH resources in a large West African teaching hospital.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Infect Dev Ctries

Title: Journal of infection in developing countries

ISSN (Electronic): 1972-2680

ISSN (Print): 1972-2680

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 17 2013

Volume: 7

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Public Health Unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana. aeyawson@yahoo.com

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PubMed ID: 23592644

SO-VID: 241a0046-8d04-4e02-8694-162e017c4c69

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