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Survey of Infection Prevention Best Practices in a University OB/GYN Service: Barriers, Obstacles, and Uncertainties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Jaclyn M. Arquiette ,
Nicole W. Karjane ,
Nadia Masroor ,
Kakotan Sanogo ,
Michael Stevens  and
Gonzalo M. L. Bearman
Jaclyn M. Arquiette*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Nicole W. Karjane
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Nadia Masroor
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Kakotan Sanogo
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Michael Stevens
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
Gonzalo M. L. Bearman
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.
*
Address correspondence to Jaclyn M. Arquiette, MD, 540 S. LaSalle St, Apt 4309, Durham, NC 27705 (jaclyn.arquiette@gmail.com).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 8 , August 2016 , pp. 997 - 999
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© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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