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Automated detection of hospital outbreaks of multi-drug resistant pathogens in one Italian region

Nicolò Binelloa London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fortunato D’Anconab National Institute of Health, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Silvia Fornic Regional Health Agency of Tuscany, Florence, ItalyView further author information
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Sara D’Arienzoc Regional Health Agency of Tuscany, Florence, ItalyView further author information
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Fabrizio Gemmic Regional Health Agency of Tuscany, Florence, ItalyView further author information
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Adam Clarkd WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4090-7232View further author information
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John Stellingd WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5719-7754View further author information
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Pages 1233-1241 | Received 23 Apr 2022, Accepted 17 Jun 2022, Published online: 13 Jul 2022

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