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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Carl W. Armstrong ,
C. Glen Mayhall ,
Kathy B. Miller ,
Heber H. Newsome Jr. ,
Harvey J. Sugerman ,
Harry P. Dalton ,
Gaye O. Hall  and
Sally Hunsberger
Carl W. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Virginia Department of Health Richmond, Virginia
C. Glen Mayhall
Affiliation:
University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
Kathy B. Miller
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Heber H. Newsome Jr.
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Harvey J. Sugerman
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Harry P. Dalton
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Gaye O. Hall
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Sally Hunsberger
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 12 , Issue 7 , July 1991 , pp. 408 - 411
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