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Waiting times, patient flow, and occupancy density in South African primary health care clinics: implications for infection prevention and control

2021-07-23

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<h4>Background</h4> Transmission of respiratory pathogens, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, is more likely during close, prolonged contact and when sharing a poorly ventilated space. In clinics in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Western Cape (WC), South Africa, we estimated clinic visit duration, time spent indoors and outdoors, and occupancy density of waiting rooms....

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6bfe5a14-cff5-5127-8e3c-a51bf5cca450
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10.1101/2021.07.21.21260806
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