945Outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis Bloodstream Infections in a Nursing Home, New York, 2013
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Nursing Home, New York, 2013 Kara Jacobs Slifka, MD, MPH; Jennifer C. Hunter, DrPH; Nina Ahmad, MD; Michelle L. March, MPH; Kari Yacisin, MD; Taryn Rand; Eleanor Adams MD, MPH; Cassandra Harrison, MSPH; Seth Schild; Monica Quinn RN, MS, CIC; Haena Waechter; Ulrike Siemetzki-Kapoor; Heather Moulton-Meissner; Matthew Wise, PhD; Alison S. Laufer, PhD; Nimalie D. Stone, MD, MS; Laura Gieraltowski, PhD, PMH; National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Atlanta, GA; EIS Field Assignments Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Bureau of Healthcare-Associated Infections, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY; EIS Field Assignments Branch, Centers for Disease Control, New York, NY; Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control Program, Metropolitan Area Regional Office, New York State Health Department, New York, NY; Bureau of Communicable Disease, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY; Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection, New York State Department of Health, New Rochelle, NY; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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