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Shea/Apic Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control In The Long-Term Care Facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Philip W. Smith ,
Gail Bennett ,
Suzanne Bradley ,
Paul Drinka ,
Ebbing Lautenbach ,
James Marx ,
Lona Mody ,
Lindsay Nicolle  and
Kurt Stevenson
Philip W. Smith*
Affiliation:
Colleges Of Medicine And Public Health, University Of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Gail Bennett
Affiliation:
Icp Associates, Inc, Rome, Georgia
Suzanne Bradley
Affiliation:
Divisions Of Infectious Diseases And Geriatric Medicine Va Ann Arbor Healthcare System, And The University Of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Paul Drinka
Affiliation:
Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, University Of Wisconsin-Madison, And Medical College Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ebbing Lautenbach
Affiliation:
Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania, And Senior Scholar, Center For Clinical Epidemiology And Biostatistics, University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James Marx
Affiliation:
Infection Preventionist, Broad Street Solutions, San Diego, California
Lona Mody
Affiliation:
Divisions Of Geriatric Medicine, University Of Michigan Medical School, And Geriatric Research And Education Center, Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Lindsay Nicolle
Affiliation:
Internal Medicine And Medical Microbiology, University Of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Kurt Stevenson
Affiliation:
Division Of Infectious Diseases, Department Of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College Of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
*
Section Of Infectious Disease, University Of Nebraska Medical Center, 985400 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Ne 68198-5400 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 9 , September 2008 , pp. 785 - 814
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