Lessons from an epidemic, again

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 344, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 1544-1545

  Weinstein, R A ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ASEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPOETIN ALFA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RENAL DIALYSIS; SERRATIA; SERRATIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035902199     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200105173442009     Document Type: Editorial

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