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Evaluation of Stethoscopes as Vectors of Clostridium difficile and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ravy K. Vajravelu
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Dubert M. Guerrero
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Lucy A. Jury
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106 (curtisd123@yahoo.com)
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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