Nosocomial Primary Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Unit Patients in a Nonteaching Community Medical Center: A 21‐Month Prospective Study
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- 15 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (8) , 1329-1335
Abstract
All patients admitted to the medical and surgical intensive care units of a 500-bed nonteaching suburban hospital were followed prospectively for theKeywords
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