A cost-benefit analysis of gown use in controlling vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus transmission: is it worth the price?

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A cost-benefit analysis of gown use in controlling vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus transmission: is it worth the price? is …
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P356DOI10.1086/502416
P698PubMed publication ID15188849

P50authorMarin H KollefQ76082664
P2093author name stringLinda M Mundy
Laura A Puzniak
Terry Leet
Kathleen N Gillespie
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P921main subjectvancomycinQ424027
cost–benefit analysisQ942582
P304page(s)418-424
P577publication date2004-05-01
P1433published inInfection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyQ6029185
P1476titleA cost-benefit analysis of gown use in controlling vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus transmission: is it worth the price?
P478volume25

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