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Response to Prior and Fitzpatrick

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2016

Sirisha Kundrapu ,
Venkata Sunkesula ,
Myreen Tomas  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Sirisha Kundrapu
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Venkata Sunkesula
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Myreen Tomas
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
*
Address correspondence to Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 ([email protected]).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , March 2016 , pp. 362 - 363
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