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The Importance of the Central Sterile Supply Department in Infection Prevention and Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Debabrata Basu
Affiliation:
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India
Sanjay Bhattacharya*
Affiliation:
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India
Aseem Mahajan
Affiliation:
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India
Venkata Raman Ramanan
Affiliation:
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India
Mammen Chandy
Affiliation:
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India
*
DNB, DipRCPath, FRCPath, Tata Medical Center, South Lab, 14 Major Arterial Road (E-W), New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata 700 156, India (drsanjay1970@hotmail.com).
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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