title: Investigation of increased rates of isolation of Bacillus species.
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. emeites@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Elissa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meites
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taur
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eagan
authors.forename: Bette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Mini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamboj
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001407:Bacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult