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Establishing Surveillance for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Minnesota, 2012

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Kristin M. Shaw ,
Jane E. Harper ,
Paula Snippes Vagnone  and
Ruth Lynfield
Kristin M. Shaw*
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jane E. Harper
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Paula Snippes Vagnone
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ruth Lynfield
Affiliation:
Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota
*
625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, MN 55155 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 4: Special Topic Issue: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms , April 2014 , pp. 451 - 453
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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