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Survival of Acinetobacter on Three Clinically Related Inanimate Surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Carol Webster ,
Kevin J. Towner  and
Hilary Humphreys
Carol Webster
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Kevin J. Towner
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Hilary Humphreys
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , April 2000 , pp. 246
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