Reduction in Acquisition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus after Enforcement of Routine Environmental Cleaning Measures
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- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (11) , 1552-1560
- https://doi.org/10.1086/503845
Abstract
Background. The role of environmental contamination in nosocomial cross-transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been unresolved. Using vancKeywords
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