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Infection control of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in hospitals — a logistic challenge

Uma Devi and Kirsty L Buising
Med J Aust 2010; 192 (3): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03458.x
Published online: 1 February 2010

Clinical record


  • St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.


Correspondence: Uma.Devi@svhm.org.au

Acknowledgements: 

We thank Dr Mary Jo Waters, Dr Alistair Reid and the Infection Control Unit of St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.

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