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Characterization of healthcare-associated infections with the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant at a tertiary healthcare center

Part of: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

Thomas Holowka Open the ORCID record for Thomas Holowka [Opens in a new window] ,
Lauren M. DiBiase ,
Emily Sickbert-Bennett ,
Lisa J. Teal  and
David J. Weber Open the ORCID record for David J. Weber [Opens in a new window]
Thomas Holowka*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lauren M. DiBiase
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Infection Prevention, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emily Sickbert-Bennett
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Infection Prevention, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lisa J. Teal
Affiliation:
Department of Infection Prevention, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Infection Prevention, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: Thomas Holowka, E-mail: thomas.holowka@unchealth.unc.edu
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 133 - 135
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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