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Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections at Fukuoka University Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kenji Kono
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Seiji Takeda
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Chie Ando
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Ichiro Tatara
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Kikuo Arakawa
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Toru Takada
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Mami Sakamoto
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Toshiko Furuichi
Affiliation:
Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

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