Image-based Surgical Site Infection Algorithms to Support Home-based Post-cesarean Monitoring: Lessons from Rwanda

Overview

Journal PLOS Glob Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 2023 Mar 24

PMID 36963016

Authors

Barnabas Tobi Alayande

Siona Prasad

Monique Abimpaye

Laban Bakorimana

Anne Niyigena

Jonathan Nkurunziza

Vincent K Cubaka

Fredrick Kateera

Richard Fletcher

Bethany Hedt-Gauthier

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