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Safely reopening and operating a primary healthcare facility after closure due to SARS-CoV-2 infection in a healthcare worker - Nairobi, Kenya, 2020. 由于一名医护人员感染SARS-CoV-2而关闭的初级卫生保健机构安全重新开放和运营——肯尼亚内罗毕，2020年。

International journal of infection control Pub Date : 2024-10-28

Linus K Ndegwa, Daniel Kimani, Mercy Njeru, Tai-Ho Chen, Catherine Macharia, Annalice Ouma, Frankline O Mboya, Julius Oliech, Titus K Kwambai, Ahmed Liban, Immaculate Mutisya, Rebecca Wangusi, Marc Bulterys, Taraz Samandari

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