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Steve H. Dougherty, MD and Vickie S. Williams, DO, were asked to respond to this letter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Steve H. Dougherty  and
Vickie S. Williams
Steve H. Dougherty
Affiliation:
El Paso, Texas
Vickie S. Williams
Affiliation:
El Paso, Texas
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 11 , Issue 5 , May 1990 , pp. 228 - 232
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1990 

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