A Prospective Study to Determine Whether Cover Gowns in Addition to Gloves Decrease Nosocomial Transmission of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in an Intensive Care Unit
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 23 (8) , 424-428
- https://doi.org/10.1086/502079
Abstract
A Prospective Study to Determine Whether Cover Gowns in Addition to Gloves Decrease Nosocomial Transmission of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in an Intensive Care Unit - Volume 23 Issue 8 - Arjun Srinivasan, Xiaoyan Song, Tracy Ross, William Merz, Roy Brower, Trish M. PerlKeywords
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