Frequency of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolated from blood cultures from 2008 to 2010

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عنوان ژورنال: Medicinski pregled

سال: 2011

ISSN: 0025-8105,1820-7383

DOI: 10.2298/mpns1110481m