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Reply to Huskins et al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Barry M. Farr Professor
Barry M. Farr Professor*
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Emeritus at the University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia
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University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908 (bmf@virginia.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , February 2007 , pp. 246 - 248
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