Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: a syllogism compounded by a questionable dichotomy.
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Received 5 January 2009; accepted 5 January 2009; electronically published 17 March 2009. Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Calvin M. Kunin, 2447 Coventry Rd., Columbus, OH 43221 ([email protected]). Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009; 48:1189–9
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
دوره 48 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009