differentiating hospitals with hai data 1171 Potential conflicts of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. D.J.M.
serves as a research consultant for Welch-Allyn, has presented a self-developed lecture for a 3M series on hospital infections, and receives travel support for conferences fromIDSA, SHEA, and ASM.
Address correspondence to Max Masnick, 10 S. Pine Street, MSTF 330, Baltimore, MD 21201 (
max@masnick.net).
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