A cluster of nosocomial Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care department: Identification of transmission and intervention.

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  American Journal of Infection Control

• Publication date

  2003-11-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1067/MIC.2003.70PMID 14639440
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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