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Outbreak of Enterobacter cloacae Related to Understaffing, Overcrowding, and Poor Hygiene Practices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Tim Eckmanns
Affiliation:
Free University Berlin Berlin, Germany
Andrea Rath
Affiliation:
Free University Berlin Berlin, Germany
Henning Rüden
Affiliation:
Free University Berlin Berlin, Germany
Petra Gastmeier
Affiliation:
Free University Berlin Berlin, Germany
Franz Daschner
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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