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UV-C Light Disinfection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from High-Touch Surfaces in a Patient Room and Bathroom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

Clare Rock ,
Melanie S. Curless ,
Elaine Nowakowski ,
Tracy Ross ,
Kathryn A. Carson ,
Polly Trexler ,
Karen Carroll  and
Lisa L. Maragakis
Clare Rock*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Melanie S. Curless
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Elaine Nowakowski
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Tracy Ross
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Kathryn A. Carson
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
Polly Trexler
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Karen Carroll
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lisa L. Maragakis
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Address correspondence to Clare Rock, MD, MS, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Osler 425, Baltimore, MD 21205 (Clare.Rock@jhmi.edu).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 8 , August 2016 , pp. 996 - 997
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© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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