COVID-19 pandemic: Cleaning and disinfection – What should the radiologist know?

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(S 01): S207-S211
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_334_20

Commentary

Binit Sureka

Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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Sarbesh Tiwari

Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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Pawan Kumar Garg

Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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Taruna Yadav

Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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Pushpinder Singh Khera

Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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Vibhor Tak

Departments of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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Sanjeev Misra

Departments of Director and CEO, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Basni, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

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