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Reply to Freeman et al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Chad Robichaux ,
Jesse T. Jacob  and
James P. Steinberg
Chad Robichaux
Affiliation:
Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Georgia
Jesse T. Jacob
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
James P. Steinberg*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Medical Office Tower, 5th Floor, 550 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 (jstei02@emory.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 7 , July 2013 , pp. 763 - 764
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

References

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