Studies of bloodstream infection outcomes: reading between the lines

Editorial

Sara E Cosgrove et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2003 Dec.

. 2003 Dec;24(12):884-6.

doi: 10.1086/502154.

No abstract available

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