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Point Prevalence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Maryland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

J. Kristie Johnson ,
Lucy E. Wilson ,
LiCheng Zhao ,
Katherine Richards ,
Kerri A. Thom ,
Anthony D. Harris  and
Maryland Multidrug-Resistant Organism Prevention Collaborative
J. Kristie Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Lucy E. Wilson
Affiliation:
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland
LiCheng Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Katherine Richards
Affiliation:
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland
Kerri A. Thom
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Anthony D. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Departments of Pathology and Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Room N2W69, Baltimore, MD 21201 (jkjohnson@som.umaryland.edu)
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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. 443 - 445
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