Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers.

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Published in JAMA on June 09, 2010

Authors

Melissa K Schaefer1, Michael Jhung, Marilyn Dahl, Sarah Schillie, Crystal Simpson, Eloisa Llata, Ruth Link-Gelles, Ronda Sinkowitz-Cochran, Priti Patel, Elizabeth Bolyard, Lynne Sehulster, Arjun Srinivasan, Joseph F Perz

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. mschaefer@cdc.gov

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