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To describe the frequency of selected antimicrobial resistance patterns among pathogens causing device-associated and procedure-associated healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reported by hospitals in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Title: Infection control and hospital epidemiology

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

ISSN (Electronic): 1559-6834

ISSN (Print): 0899-823X

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2008

Volume: 29

Issue: 11

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[1 ] Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: S019594170002703X

DOI: 10.1086/591861

PubMed ID: 18947320

SO-VID: 217113c1-66a4-4d20-a3f4-f90e004b98ce

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