Control of Transmission of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Long-Term–Care Facility
- 1 May 1999
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 20 (05) , 312-317
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501623
Abstract
Control of Transmission of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Long-Term–Care Facility - Volume 20 Issue 5 - Maxine Armstrong-Evans, Margaret Litt, Margaret A. McArthur, Barbara Willey, Darlene Cann, Susan Liska, Sidney Nusinowitz, Richard Gould, Anna Blacklock, Donald E. Low, Allison McGeerKeywords
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