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Changes in colonization of residents and staff of a long-term care facility and an adjacent acute-care hospital geriatric unit by multidrug-resistant bacteria over a four-year period

Albert March From the Reparto di Geriatria, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy
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Richard AschbacherLaboratorio Aziendale di Microbiologia e Virologia, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elisabetta PaganiLaboratorio Aziendale di Microbiologia e Virologia, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy
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Ferisa Sleghel From the Reparto di Geriatria, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy
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Gertrud Soelva From the Reparto di Geriatria, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy
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Katie L. HopkinsAntimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, UK
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Michel DoumithAntimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, UK
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Patrizia InnocentiLaboratorio Aziendale di Microbiologia e Virologia, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy
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Johanna Burth From the Reparto di Geriatria, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy
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Fabrizio Piazzani From the Reparto di Geriatria, Comprensorio Sanitario di Bolzano, Italy
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Neil WoodfordAntimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections Reference Unit, Public Health England, London, UK
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Pages 114-122 | Received 22 Aug 2013, Accepted 18 Oct 2013, Published online: 17 Dec 2013

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