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Colonization or Infection of the Urinary Tract Do We Pay Attention?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nitin Bhanot ,
Edward K. Chapnick ,
Shobha Sharma ,
Ceres Tiu ,
Monica Ghitan  and
Andrew G. Sahud
Nitin Bhanot*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Division of Infectious Diseases, Brooklyn, New York
Edward K. Chapnick
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Brooklyn, New York
Shobha Sharma
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Brooklyn, New York
Ceres Tiu
Affiliation:
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Monica Ghitan
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Brooklyn, New York
Andrew G. Sahud
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
*
320 E. North Avenue, South Tower, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212) nitinbhanot@gmail.com)
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 5 , May 2009 , pp. 501 - 502
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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