Interventional evaluation of environmental contamination by vancomycin-resistant enterococci: failure of personnel, product, or procedure?
Authors:
- B. HotaBHB. Hota
- D.W. BlomDBD.W. Blom
- E.A. LyleELE.A. Lyle
- R.A. WeinsteinRWR.A. Weinstein
- M.K. HaydenMHM.K. Hayden
- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Hospital Infection
- Vol. 71 (2) , 123-131
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