Health worker experiences of implementing TB infection prevention and control: A qualitative evidence synthesis to inform implementation recommendations

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Implementation of TB infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in health facilities is frequently inadequate, despite nosocomial TB transmission to patients and health workers causing harm. We aimed to review qualitative evidence of the complexity associated with implementing TB IPC, to help g...

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Published in:	PLOS Global Public Health
Main Authors:	Helene-Mari van der Westhuizen, Jienchi Dorward, Nia Roberts, Trisha Greenhalgh, Rodney Ehrlich, Chris C. Butler, Sarah Tonkin-Crine
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021216/?tool=EBI

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