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Adult Measles in a Traveller: Infection Control Implications of Instituting Proper Precautions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Burke A. Cunha ,
Valsamma Thekkel ,
Marlene Davis  and
Carol Cohan
Burke A. Cunha*
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York State University of New York School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Valsamma Thekkel
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention Section, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
Marlene Davis
Affiliation:
Employee Health Service, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
Carol Cohan
Affiliation:
Employee Health Service, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
*
Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 9 , September 2011 , pp. 936 - 937
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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