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Implementation should be a standard component of practice guidelines and guidance documents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2023

Joshua K. Schaffzin Open the ORCID record for Joshua K. Schaffzin [Opens in a new window] ,
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett ,
Valerie M. Deloney  and
David J. Weber Open the ORCID record for David J. Weber [Opens in a new window]
Joshua K. Schaffzin*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UNC- Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Infection Prevention, UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Valerie M. Deloney
Affiliation:
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Arlington, Virginia
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, UNC- Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Infection Prevention, UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: Joshua K Schaffzin, E-mail: JSchaffzin@cheo.on.ca
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 9 , September 2023 , pp. 1365 - 1368
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Current address: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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