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William A. Rutala, PhD; Karen K. Hoffmann, RN, MS; and David J. Weber, MD, were asked to respond to this letter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

William A. Rutala ,
David J. Weber  and
Karen K. Hoffmann
William A. Rutala
Affiliation:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Karen K. Hoffmann
Affiliation:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 11 , Issue 8 , August 1990 , pp. 413 - 416
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1990

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