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Staphylococcal Infections in the Hemodialysis Unit: Prevention Using Infection Control Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Joseph W. Chow ,
Michael Sorkin ,
Angella Goetz  and
Victor L. Yu
Joseph W. Chow
Affiliation:
VA Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Michael Sorkin
Affiliation:
VA Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Angella Goetz
Affiliation:
VA Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Victor L. Yu*
Affiliation:
VA Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*
Infectious Disease Section, VA Medical Center, University Drive C. Pittsburgh, PA 15240
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Editorial
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 9 , Issue 12 , December 1988 , pp. 531 - 533
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1988 

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