Pathogenic Organisms Associated with Artificial Fingernails Worn by Healthcare Workers

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

• Publication date

  2000-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1086/501794PMID 10968715
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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