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Comparison of patient sharing vs geographic proximity rankings for hospital A. Dashed line represents equality of proximity rank by patients shared vs by geographic distance. More hospitals visited by New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase patients (dark circles) fell below the dashed line, favoring ranking by patient sharing over geographic distance. Abbreviation: NDM, New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli.
