SOURCES AND PATHWAYS OF SPREAD OF VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI IN HEMATO-ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Papers
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1213-8118,1804-7521
DOI: 10.5507/bp.2006.017