362Modeling intrafacility spread of KPC-producing bacteria and impact of cohort strategies in long-term acute care hospitals in the Chicago region, USA
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362. Modeling intrafacility spread of KPC-producing bacteria and impact of cohort strategies in long-term acute care hospitals in the Chicago region, USA Manon Haverkate, MSc; Martin Bootsma, PhD; Michael Y. Lin, MD, MPH; Shayna Weiner, MPH; Donald Blom, RN, BA; Karen Lolans, BS; Nicholas Moore, MS; Rosie D. Lyles, MD, MHA; Robert A. Weinstein, MD, FIDSA; Marc Bonten, MD PhD; Mary K. Hayden, MD, FSHEA, FIDSA; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Mathematics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Department of Medicine, Cook County Health and Hospitals System, Chicago, IL; Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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