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Prion Inactivation and Medical Instrument Reprocessing: Challenges Facing Healthcare Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Lynne M. Sehulster
Lynne M. Sehulster*
Affiliation:
Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Mailstop A-35, DHQP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , pp. 276 - 279
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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