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• An infection rate is the number of infections reported in a specified period of time divided by the number of exposures to an infection during the same specified period of time.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Infection Rate. (n.d.). HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/infection-rate.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Infection Rate. www.cdc.gov. HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/infection-rate (accessed: January 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Infection Rate." HAI Glossary for Healthcare Data and Reporting. CDC. 28 January. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/infection-rate.

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