661. Futility of Bacterial Bone Marrow Cultures: Experience over a 19 Year Period
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.854