Epidemic of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a cardiac intensive care unit
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Endemic Serratia marcescens in a neonatal intensive care unit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.11.2433-2436.1989