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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Contaminated. (n.d.). HAI Glossary for Consumers. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contaminated.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Contaminated. www.cdc.gov. HAI Glossary for Consumers. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contaminated (accessed: January 29, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Contaminated." HAI Glossary for Consumers. CDC. 29 January. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/contaminated.

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