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Multidrug-resistant organisms on patients hands in an ICU setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2019

Aaron N. Dunn Open the ORCID record for Aaron N. Dunn [Opens in a new window] ,
Curtis J. Donskey ,
Steven M. Gordon  and
Abhishek Deshpande Open the ORCID record for Abhishek Deshpande [Opens in a new window]
Aaron N. Dunn
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Steven M. Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Abhishek Deshpande*
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Department of Infectious Disease, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Center for Value-Based Care Research, Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Author for correspondence: Abhishek Deshpande, Email: abhishekdp@gmail.com
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , February 2020 , pp. 239 - 240
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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