Mediating scarcity in pandemic times: an ethnographic study on the prevention and control of SARS-CoV-2 infections during the emergence of the corona crisis in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Jenske Bal (Author), Bert de Graaff (Author), Margreet C. Vos (Author), Roland Bal (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background In this paper we explore how staff involved with infection prevention managed the emerging COVID-19 crisis in the context of scarcity of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), focussing specifically on the (re)writing of guidelines. We conceptualize guidelines as 'mediating de...