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Evaluation of Ambulance Decontamination Using Gaseous Chlorine Dioxide

John J. LoweFrom the Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health (JJL, SGG), Omaha, Nebraska; the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center (ALH, PWS), Omaha, Nebraska; and the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center (PCI), Omaha, Nebraska.Correspondence[email protected]
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Angela L. HewlettFrom the Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health (JJL, SGG), Omaha, Nebraska; the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center (ALH, PWS), Omaha, Nebraska; and the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center (PCI), Omaha, Nebraska.
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Peter C. IwenFrom the Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health (JJL, SGG), Omaha, Nebraska; the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center (ALH, PWS), Omaha, Nebraska; and the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center (PCI), Omaha, Nebraska.
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Philip W. SmithFrom the Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health (JJL, SGG), Omaha, Nebraska; the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center (ALH, PWS), Omaha, Nebraska; and the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center (PCI), Omaha, Nebraska.
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Shawn G. GibbsFrom the Department of Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health (JJL, SGG), Omaha, Nebraska; the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center (ALH, PWS), Omaha, Nebraska; and the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center (PCI), Omaha, Nebraska.
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Pages 401-408 | Received 13 Sep 2012, Accepted 11 Mar 2013, Published online: 04 Jun 2013

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