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Temporally Overlapping Nosocomial Outbreaks of Serratia marcescens Infections: An Unexpected Result Revealed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga ,
Rudolf Lütticken  and
Gerhard Haase
Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen Aachen, Germany
Rudolf Lütticken
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen Aachen, Germany
Gerhard Haase
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen Aachen, Germany
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , June 1999 , pp. 387 - 388
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1999

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