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Infection Control Implications of Nosocomial Pertussis Exposure in a Hospitalized Adult during Influenza Season

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Burke A. Cunha ,
Nardeen Mickail ,
Valsamma Thekkel  and
Carol Cohan
Burke A. Cunha*
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Infection Control Section, Employee Health Section, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Nardeen Mickail
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Infection Control Section, Employee Health Section, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Valsamma Thekkel
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Infection Control Section, Employee Health Section, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Carol Cohan
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Infection Control Section, Employee Health Section, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, and State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
*
Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501 (llusardi@winthrop.org)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 8 , August 2011 , pp. 826 - 827
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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