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CDAD Rates (with Reply)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Farrin A. Manian ,
Lynn Meyer ,
Mary M. Olson ,
Carol J. Shanholtzer ,
James T. Lee Jr  and
Dale N. Get-ding
Farrin A. Manian
Affiliation:
St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Lynn Meyer
Affiliation:
St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Mary M. Olson
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Carol J. Shanholtzer
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
James T. Lee Jr
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dale N. Get-ding
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , February 1995 , pp. 63 - 65
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1995 

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