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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Robert P. Gaynes
Robert P. Gaynes*
Affiliation:
Hospital Infections Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Hospital Infections Program, Mailstop E-55, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30333
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , March 2000 , pp. 184 - 185
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