Nebraska Biocontainment Unit patient discharge and environmental decontamination after Ebola care.
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Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE d Trauma and Preparedness Services, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE Division of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of infection control
دوره 43 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015