Assessing Clostridium Difficile — 2013 91Webinar Handout
Presented by Ruth Carrico, PhD, RN, FSHEA, CIC and Timothy Wiemken, PhD, MP, CIC
August 2013 | Formats: Hand Out | Content Areas: Environmental Sanitation Operations | Tags: Environmental hygiene and sanitation
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