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Hospital-Acquired Vector-Transmitted Dengue Fever: An Overlooked Problem?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2016

Juliana Almeida-Nunes ,
Izabel Marcilio ,
Maura S. Oliveira ,
Elenice M.N. Gonçalves ,
Marjorie V. Batista ,
Alfredo Mendrone Jr ,
José E. Levi ,
Silvia F. Costa  and
Anna S. Levin
Juliana Almeida-Nunes
Affiliation:
Hospital Surveillance System, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Izabel Marcilio
Affiliation:
Hospital Surveillance System, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Maura S. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department and LIM54, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Elenice M.N. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Internal Commission for Accident Prevention, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Marjorie V. Batista
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department and LIM54, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Alfredo Mendrone Jr
Affiliation:
Fundação Pró-Sangue/Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
José E. Levi
Affiliation:
Fundação Pró-Sangue/Hemocentro de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Silvia F. Costa
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo, Brazil Institute for Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Anna S. Levin*
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department and LIM54, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil Department of Infectious Diseases, University of São Paulo, Brazil Institute for Tropical Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
*
Address correspondence to Anna S. Levin, Rua Banibas, 618; São Paulo-SP 05460-010, Brazil ([email protected]).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 11 , November 2016 , pp. 1387 - 1389
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© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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