852Housewide use of Chlorehexidine Bathing to reduce Healthcare Associated Infections
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852Housewide use of Chlorehexidine Bathing to reduce Healthcare Associated Infections
Associated Infections Kyle Enfield, MD, MS; Costi D. Sifri, MD; Elizabeth Enfield, RN, MSN; Jessica Lewis, MD; Beth Quatrara, DNP, RN, CMSRN, ACNS-BC; Eve Giannetta, RN, BSN, CIC; Kristi Kimpel, RN, MSN; Kathleen Rea, RN, MSN; Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, Hospital Epidemiology/Infection Prevention and Control, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; Depart...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu052.560