Impact of infection by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus on survival and resource utilization for patients with leukemia.

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Published in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol on August 01, 2002

Authors

Peter B Bach1, Sharp F Malak, Joseph Jurcic, Sarah E Gelfand, Janet Eagan, Claudia Little, Kent A Sepkowitz

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.

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