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Control of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in health care facilities in a region

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Jernigan, J.A. Control of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in health care facilities in a region. Curr Infect Dis Rep 4, 475–476 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-002-0031-1

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