The status of tuberculosis infection control measures in health care facilities rendering joint TB/ HIV services in "german Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association" supported states in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-275

  Ogbonnaya, L U ^a   Chukwu, J N ^b   Uwakwe, K A ^a   Oyibo, P G ^a   Ndukwe, C D ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b GERMAN LEPROSY AND TB RELIEF ASSOCIATION   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Association supported states; German leprosy and TB relief; Infection control; Nigeria TB; TB HIV joint services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIEF WORK; TUBERCULOSIS; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIEF WORK; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84855219575     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.86765     Document Type: Article

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