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Abbreviations
ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act; EPA, Environmental Protection Agency; HCP,
healthcare providers; HEPA, high-efficiency particulate air; IACUC, Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee; IPC, Infection Prevention and Control; MRSA, methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus