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Dinosaurs, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Infection Control Personnel: Survival Through Translating Science Into Prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

William R. Jarvis  and
Belinda Ostrowsky
William R. Jarvis
Affiliation:
Office of Extramural Research, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Belinda Ostrowsky*
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Westchester County Department of Health, Westchester, New York
*
Westchester County Department of Health, 145 Huguenot St., 7th Floor, New Rochelle, NY 10801
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , June 2003 , pp. 392 - 396
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