A Simulation-Based Assessment of Strategies to Control Clostridium Difficile Transmission and Infection

Michael A. Rubin; Makoto Jones; Molly Leecaster; Karim Khader; Willy Ray; Angela Huttner; Benedikt Huttner; Damon Toth; Theodore Sablay; Robert J. Borotkanics; Dale N. Gerding; Matthew H. Samore

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080671

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A Simulation-Based Assessment of Strategies to Control Clostridium Difficile Transmission and Infection

Michael A. Rubin ,

* E-mail: Michael.Rubin@hsc.utah.edu

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Makoto Jones,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Molly Leecaster,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Karim Khader,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Willy Ray,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Angela Huttner,

Affiliation Infection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Benedikt Huttner,

Affiliation Infection Control Program, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Damon Toth,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Theodore Sablay,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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Robert J. Borotkanics,

Affiliation Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Dale N. Gerding,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Edward Hines Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States of America
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Matthew H. Samore

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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A Simulation-Based Assessment of Strategies to Control Clostridium Difficile Transmission and Infection

Michael A. Rubin,
Makoto Jones,
Molly Leecaster,
Karim Khader,
Willy Ray,
Angela Huttner,
Benedikt Huttner,
Damon Toth,
Theodore Sablay,
Robert J. Borotkanics

Published: November 21, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080671

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