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Whole-genome sequencing surveillance: Growing evidence for a future potential practice standard of infection prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2023

Alexander J. Sundermann Open the ORCID record for Alexander J. Sundermann [Opens in a new window]  and
Waleed Javaid Open the ORCID record for Waleed Javaid [Opens in a new window]
Alexander J. Sundermann*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Waleed Javaid
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
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Corresponding author: Alexander J. Sundermann; Email: ALS412@pitt.edu
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 2 , February 2024 , pp. 135 - 136
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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