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Point Prevalence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Maryland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

J. Kristie Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Lucy E. Wilson
Affiliation:
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland
LiCheng Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Katherine Richards
Affiliation:
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland
Kerri A. Thom
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Anthony D. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Departments of Pathology and Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Room N2W69, Baltimore, MD 21201 (jkjohnson@som.umaryland.edu)

Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014

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