AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages S172.e1-S172.e3 , December 2008

Cost of bloodstream infections

  • Meredith Kilgore, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care Organization and Policy University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Meredith Kilgore, RN, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Blvd, RPHB 330, Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
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  • Stephen Brossette, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • MedMined Services. Cardinal Health, Birmingham, AL

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 Disclosures: Dr. Kilgore received an honorarium for participating in the symposium and writing this article.

PII: S0196-6553(08)00789-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.10.004

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages S172.e1-S172.e3 , December 2008

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