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. 2008 Mar;46(3):1155-6; author reply 1156.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02406-07.

Assessing how many blood cultures are needed for detecting bloodstream infections

Federico G Nicola
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Assessing how many blood cultures are needed for detecting bloodstream infections

Federico G Nicola. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Mar.
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