The Clean pilot study: evaluation of an environmental hygiene intervention bundle in three Tanzanian hospitals

The Clean pilot study: evaluation of an environmental hygiene intervention bundle in three Tanzanian hospitals

Abstract Background Healthcare associated infections (HAI) are estimated to affect up to 15% of hospital inpatients in low-income countries (LICs). A critical but often neglected aspect of HAI prevention is basic environmental hygiene, particularly surface cleaning and linen management. TEACH CLEAN...

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Main Authors: Giorgia Gon, Abdunoor M. Kabanywanyi, Petri Blinkhoff, Simon Cousens, Stephanie J. Dancer, Wendy J. Graham, Joseph Hokororo, Fatuma Manzi, Tanya Marchant, Dickson Mkoka, Emma Morrison, Sarah Mswata, Shefali Oza, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Yovitha Sedekia, Sandra Virgo, Susannah Woodd, Alexander M. Aiken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Environmental hygiene
Cleaning
Maternity
Training
Intervention
Pilot
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00866-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00866-8

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