The effect of selective decontamination of the digestive tract on gastrointestinal enterococcal colonization in ITU patients
β Scribed by H. Humphreys; R. Winter; A. Pick
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 594 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1238
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