title: SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5400, USA. pwsmith@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Philip W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drinka
authors.forename: Ebbing
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lautenbach
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marx
authors.forename: Lona
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mody
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicolle
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States
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