Infection preventionists must “draw the line” for patient safety by identifying and reporting infections despite pressure from consumers, colleagues and administrators in a new age of transparency, a leading health care epidemiologist urged. Allan Morrison, MD, epidemiologist at INOVA Fairfax…
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