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. 2014 Jan;111(1-2):24-7.

[Insidious and widespread outbreak of Clostridium difficile. Changed cleaning procedures and frequent evaluations cut infection rates in half]

[Article in Swedish]

Michael Toepfer¹, Cecilia Magnusson², Torbjörn Norén³, Inger Hansen⁴, Peter Iveroth⁵, Karsten Offenbartl⁴

Affiliations

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¹ Landstinget i jönköpings län. mike.toepfer@gmail.com
² Höglandssjukhuset, Ryhov, Jönköping.
³ Universitetssjukhuset, Orebro.
⁴ Höglandssjukhuset, Eksjö.
⁵ Landstinget i jönköpings län.

PMID: 24498716

[Insidious and widespread outbreak of Clostridium difficile. Changed cleaning procedures and frequent evaluations cut infection rates in half]

[Article in Swedish]

Michael Toepfer et al. Lakartidningen. 2014 Jan.

. 2014 Jan;111(1-2):24-7.

Authors

Michael Toepfer¹, Cecilia Magnusson², Torbjörn Norén³, Inger Hansen⁴, Peter Iveroth⁵, Karsten Offenbartl⁴

Affiliations

¹ Landstinget i jönköpings län. mike.toepfer@gmail.com
² Höglandssjukhuset, Ryhov, Jönköping.
³ Universitetssjukhuset, Orebro.
⁴ Höglandssjukhuset, Eksjö.
⁵ Landstinget i jönköpings län.

PMID: 24498716

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