Association of institutional masking policies with healthcare-associated SARS-CoV-2 infections in Swiss acute care hospitals during the BA.4/5 wave (CH-SUR study): a retrospective observational study.

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Publikováno v: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control [Antimicrob Resist Infect Control] 2024 Jun 18; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 64. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 18.