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Extended Survival of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae on Dry Surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Nancy L. Havill ,
John M. Boyce  and
Jonathan A. Otter
Nancy L. Havill
Affiliation:
Quality Improvement Support Services, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
John M. Boyce
Affiliation:
Quality Improvement Support Services, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
Jonathan A. Otter*
Affiliation:
Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, King's College London & Guy's and St. Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom Bioquell United Kingdom, Andover, Hants, United Kingdom
*
Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research, Department of Infectious Diseases, King's College London, and Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust SE1 9RT, London, United Kingdom ([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. 445 - 447
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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