1022Infectious morbidity in laboring vs non-laboring patients undergoing Cesarean section
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undergoing Cesarean section Kerri Huber, RN, MSN, CIC; Geeta Sood, MD; Jonathan M. Zenilman, MD, FIDSA; Trish M. Perl, MD, MSc, FIDSA, FSHEA; Cynthia Argani, MD; Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; Infectious Disease, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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