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. 2020 Oct;41(10):1242-1243.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.160. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

COVID-19 in the endoscopy ward: A potential risk for gastroenterologists

Ahmad Hormati  1 , Mohammad Hadi Karbalaie Niya  2 , Mohammadreza Ghadir  1 , Kamran Bagheri Lankarani  3 , Hossein Ajdarkosh  2 , Fahimeh Safarnezhad Tameshkel  2 , Farhad Zamani  2
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COVID-19 in the endoscopy ward: A potential risk for gastroenterologists

Ahmad Hormati et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Oct.
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Personal protection equipment (PPE) should used by medical personnel in the endoscopy ward.
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