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Decreasing the Prevalence of Clostridium difficile in a Long-Term Care Facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Barbara A. Latten
Barbara A. Latten*
Affiliation:
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital, Marietta, Georgia
*
Wellstar Windy Hospital, 2540 Windy Hill Road, Marietta, GA 30062 ([email protected])
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 12 , December 2011 , pp. 1233 - 1235
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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