851Reducing Bio-burden and Healthcare Associated Infection Risk Among Hospitalized Patients: Adoptability of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Among Non-ICU Patients
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Among Hospitalized Patients: Adoptability of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Among Non-ICU Patients Shruti K. Gohil, MD, MPH; Brian Murray, BS; Edward Kim, BS; Justin Chang; Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH, FIDSA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA; School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; University of California, Irvine, Buena Park, CA; School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Glendale, CA; Division of Infectious Diseases and Health Policy Research Institute, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA
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دوره 1 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014