Reduction in the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals, 2015 vs 2011
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Pamela Bell, BS; Thelma Dangana, MBBS, MS; Galina Sidimirova, BSN; Robert A. Weinstein, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Louis Fogg, PhD; Michael Y. Lin, MD, MPH; Vincent B. Young, MD, PhD; Mary K. Hayden, MD and The CDC Prevention Epicenter Program; Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Medical Laboratory Science, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; Infectious Disease, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Infection Control, Rush Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park, Illinois; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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