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. 2020 Jun;105(2):354-355.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.037. Epub 2020 Apr 4.

COVID-19 contagion and contamination through hands of trauma patients: what risks and what precautions?

R De Vitis  1 , M Passiatore  2 , A Perna  3 , L Proietti  1 , G Taccardo  1
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COVID-19 contagion and contamination through hands of trauma patients: what risks and what precautions?

R De Vitis et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Hand hygiene; Healthcare workers; Trauma.

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