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Protecting patients and peers from healthcare personnel with respiratory viral infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

Michael Klompas Open the ORCID record for Michael Klompas [Opens in a new window] ,
Theodore Pak Open the ORCID record for Theodore Pak [Opens in a new window]  and
Chanu Rhee Open the ORCID record for Chanu Rhee [Opens in a new window]
Michael Klompas*
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Theodore Pak
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Chanu Rhee
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Corresponding author: Michael Klompas; Email: mklompas@bwh.harvard.edu
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , March 2025 , pp. 221 - 223
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