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Variation in the Use of Diagnostic Bronchoscopy among Intensive Care Unit Patients Implications for Surveillance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kathleen M. McMullen ,
Anthony J. Russo ,
Trent J. Dondero  and
David K. Warren
Kathleen M. McMullen*
Affiliation:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Anthony J. Russo
Affiliation:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
Trent J. Dondero
Affiliation:
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
David K. Warren
Affiliation:
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
*
Mailstop 90-75593, 24901 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108 (kmm2742@bjc.org)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 10 , October 2012 , pp. 1055 - 1057
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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