Hygienic hand disinfection for the removal of epidemic vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and gentamicin-resistant Enterobacter cloacae
Authors:
- N. DesaiNDN. Desai
- M.W. CasewellMCM.W. Casewell
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Hospital Infection
- Vol. 18 (3) , 211-218
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