Letter to the EditorTransmission of nosocomial pathogens by white coats: an in-vitro model☆
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None declared.
Funding sources
D.L.B. was supported by the Infectious Diseases Society of America Medical Scholars Program 2009.
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Presented in part at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA, March 20, 2009.