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Point-Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infection in China in 2010: A Large Multicenter Epidemiological Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Chunhui Li
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Ximao Wen
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Nan Ren
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Pengcheng Zhou
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Xun Huang
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Ruie Gong
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Li Feng
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Hongman Wu
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Zhenru Liu
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Chenchao Fu
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Anhua Wu*
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
on behalf of the National Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance System
Affiliation:
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
*
Infection Control Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China (xywuanhua@csu.edu.cn).
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