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A Cluster of Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Among Nursing Home Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

David F. McNeeley
Affiliation:
Cornell University Medical College, New York City, New York
Janet Lyons
Affiliation:
Splitrock Nursing Home, Bronx, New York
Salvatore Conte
Affiliation:
Splitrock Nursing Home, Bronx, New York
Anne Labowitz
Affiliation:
New York City Department of Health, New York City, New York
Marcelle Layton
Affiliation:
New York City Department of Health, New York City, New York
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Abstract

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Type
Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1998

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