Diagnostic Validity of Semiquantitative Swab Cultures

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Author(s): 
Sue E. Gardner, PhD, RN;1,2 Rita Frantz, PhD, RN;1 Stephen L. Hillis, PhD, RN;2,3 Heeok Park, MSN;1 Melody Scherubel, BSN3

Disclosure: This study was funded by The Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Health Services Research and Development, Nursing Research Initiative (NRI-01-005-1), the Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, the Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence, and the John A. Hartford Foundation. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs or the National Institute of Nursing Research.

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