Infection Prevention and Control: Practical and Educational Advances
Diagnostics and Screening
Epidemiologically Important Diseases
Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria
Outbreak Investigation
Policies, Practical Issues and Measures
COVID-19
Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Tsioutis, C.; Karageorgos, S.A. Infection Prevention and Control: Practical and Educational Advances. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7080148
Tsioutis C, Karageorgos SA. Infection Prevention and Control: Practical and Educational Advances. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2022; 7(8):148. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7080148
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsioutis, Constantinos, and Spyridon A. Karageorgos. 2022. "Infection Prevention and Control: Practical and Educational Advances" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 7, no. 8: 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7080148