National nosocomial infections surveillance system (NNIS): description of surveillance methods.

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Published in Am J Infect Control on February 01, 1991

Authors

T G Emori1, D H Culver, T C Horan, W R Jarvis, J W White, D R Olson, S Banerjee, J R Edwards, W J Martone, R P Gaynes

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1: Hospital Infections Program, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.

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