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. 2009 Mar;15(3):496-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1503.071484.

Cockroaches (Ectobius vittiventris) in an intensive care unit, Switzerland

Ilker Uçkay, Hugo Sax, Sandrine Longet-Di Pietro, Hannes Baur, Marie-France Boulc'h, Christophe Akakpo, Jean-Claude Chevrolet, Didier Pittet

Cockroaches (Ectobius vittiventris) in an intensive care unit, Switzerland

Ilker Uçkay et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Mar.
No abstract available

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