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Reply to Morace et al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

M. Khalid Ijaz  and
Joseph R. Rubino
M. Khalid Ijaz*
Affiliation:
Reckitt Benckiser, Montvale, New Jersey
Joseph R. Rubino
Affiliation:
Reckitt Benckiser, Montvale, New Jersey
*
Reckitt Benckiser, Center of Innovation, One Philips Parkway, Montvale, NJ 07645 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , March 2009 , pp. 302 - 304
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