Comparison of Infection control practices among public and private medical laboratories in Jos metropolis, Plateau state, Nigeria

Authors

  • Moses Chingle Community Medicine, University of Jos Plateau state
  • Dauda Gwomson Jos University Teaching Hospital
  • Pius Odunze Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau state
  • Maryam Inno Shindang Commumunity Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau state
  • Anne-Lise Chibuzo Nkala Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau state
  • Mamza Jabani
  • Moses Chingle Community Medicine, University of Jos Plateau state
  • Mamza Jabani
  • Yetunde Olubusayo Tagurum
  • Daboer Jonathan
  • Yetunde Olubusayo Tagurum
  • Daboer Jonathan
  • Matilda Banwat Edmund Community Medicine Department, University of Jos Plateau state
  • Zoakah Ibrahim Ayuba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v10i12.5058

Keywords:

Infection control, Public, Private, medical laboratories, Plateau State

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2020-01-30

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Comparison of Infection control practices among public and private medical laboratories in Jos metropolis, Plateau state, Nigeria. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 30 [cited 2025 Jul. 25];10(12):e5058. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/5058