Why Dutch hospitals are so good at beating superbugs - The Economist

Why Dutch hospitals are so good at beating superbugs  The Economist

THE SEVENTH floor of Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC), a 700-bed hospital in Amsterdam, houses what staff call the “Ebola room”. To enter, you have to ...



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