Preoperative screening cultures in the identification of staphylococci causing wound and valvular infections in cardiac surgery.

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• Publication year

  1990

• Venue

  Journal of Hospital Infection

• Publication date

  Unknown publication date

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/0195-6701(90)90021-FPMID 1968479
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