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Genotyping Helps Identify Source of an Ambulatory Center’s Infection Outbreak

December 4, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

I recently read a study that staff specializing in infection control and the contribution of the environment to bacterial outbreaks in acute-care hospitals and outpatient clinics will likely find of…

Distinction Between a “True” and “Pseudo” Bacterial Outbreak

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