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doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2275-2278.2003.
Blood culture contamination: persisting problems and partial progress
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- DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2275-2278.2003
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Blood culture contamination: persisting problems and partial progress
J Clin Microbiol.
2003 Jun.
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Sterilization of skin and catheters before drawing blood cultures.J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Oct;41(10):4910; author reply 4910. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4910.2003. J Clin Microbiol. 2003. PMID: 14532261 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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