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Vancomycin-Resistant Bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

David M. Shlaes*
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
*
VA Medical Center, 10701 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1992

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