Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 254-255 , March 2010

Gram stain/aolc screening for detection of catheter related bloodstream infection

,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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PII: S0163-4453(10)00003-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.01.001

Journal of Infection
Volume 60, Issue 3 , Pages 254-255 , March 2010

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