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Co-Infection or Co-Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Network of Community Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Jay R. McDonald ,
John J. Engemann ,
Keith S. Kaye  and
Daniel J. Sexton
Jay R. McDonald
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
John J. Engemann
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Keith S. Kaye
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Daniel J. Sexton
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 8 , August 2004 , pp. 622
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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