Persistent contamination of fabric-covered furniture by vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Implications for upholstery selection in hospitals
- 1 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in American Journal of Infection Control
- Vol. 28 (4) , 311-313
- https://doi.org/10.1067/mic.2000.108129
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