A cost-benefit analysis of gown use in controlling vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus transmission: Is it worth the price?

Authors

Laura A. Puzniak, Saint Louis University
Kathleen N. Gillespie, Saint Louis UniversityFollow
Terry Leet, Saint Louis UniversityFollow
Marin Kollef, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow
Linda M. Mundy, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Journal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Publication Date

2004

Volume

25

Issue

5

Inclusive Pages

418-424

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1086/502416

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A Cost–Benefit Analysis of Gown Use in Controlling Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococcus Transmission: Is It Worth the Price?   Laura A. Puzniak , PhD, Kathleen N. Gillespie , PhD, Terry Leet , PhD, Marin Kollef , MD and Linda M. Mundy , MD Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , Vol. 25, No. 5 (May 2004), pp. 418-424 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Article DOI: 10.1086/502416 Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/502416

Recommended Citation

Puzniak, Laura A.; Gillespie, Kathleen N.; Leet, Terry; Kollef, Marin; and Mundy, Linda M., "A cost-benefit analysis of gown use in controlling vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus transmission: Is it worth the price?." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 25, 5. 418-424. (2004).
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