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. 2023 Oct;44(10):1698-1700.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.29. Epub 2023 Mar 6.

Incidence and outcomes of hospital-associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before and after emergence of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant

Victoria R Williams  1 , Charlie Tan  1   2 , Robert Kozak  3 , Jerome A Leis  1   2
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Incidence and outcomes of hospital-associated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before and after emergence of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant

Victoria R Williams et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Oct.
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Leis has received payment for expert testimony as requested by hospitals of the Ontario Hospital Association, Ministry of Attorney General of Ontario, and Seneca College. All other authors have no conflicts of interest related to this research.

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