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Will the Real Infection Rate Please Stand?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Peter C. Fuchs*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
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Department of Pathology, St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center, 9205 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225
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Abstract

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Type
Editorial
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1987

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