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Nosocomial Outbreak of Serratia marcescens in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Juan M. Muñoz
Affiliation:
Guanajuato University School of Medicine at León, León, Guanajuato, Mexico
Alejandro E. Macias
Affiliation:
Guanajuato University School of Medicine at León, León, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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