Healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance: moving beyond description to prevention

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Bonnie L Zell et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Mar.

. 2007 Mar;28(3):261-4.

doi: 10.1086/513722. Epub 2007 Feb 20.

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