Effectiveness of environmental and infection control programs to reduce transmission of Clostridium difficile

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Apisarnthanarak, A
Zack, JE
Mayfield, JL
Freeman, J
Dunne, WM
Little, JR
Mundy, LM
Fraser, VJ
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[1] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
[2] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol & Immunol, Div Lab Med, St Louis, MO USA
[3] BJC Hlth Care Syst, Infect Control Dept, St Louis, MO USA
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10.1086/422523
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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