A national outbreak of Ralstonia mannitolilytica associated with use of a contaminated oxygen-delivery device among pediatric patients.

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Published in Pediatrics on June 01, 2007

Authors

Michael A Jhung1, Rebecca H Sunenshine, Judith Noble-Wang, Susan E Coffin, Keith St John, Felicia M Lewis, Bette Jensen, Alicia Peterson, John LiPuma, Matthew J Arduino, Galit Holzmann-Pazgal, Jane T Atkins, Arjun Srinivasan

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE MS A-24, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. mjhung@cdc.gov

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