2327. Microbiology and Prognostic Significance of Blood Stream Infections in Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Necrotizing enterocolitis report of 20 cases
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1980