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Unrecognized Cross-Infection With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and faecalis Detected by Molecular Typing of Blood Isolates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Joseph Baran Jr. ,
Rada Paruchuri ,
Jambunathan Ramanathan ,
Kathleen M. Riederer  and
Riad Khatib
Joseph Baran Jr.
Affiliation:
St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Rada Paruchuri
Affiliation:
St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Jambunathan Ramanathan
Affiliation:
St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Kathleen M. Riederer
Affiliation:
St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
Riad Khatib
Affiliation:
St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , April 2002 , pp. 172 - 173
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2002

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