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. 2012 Dec;4(12):648-50.
doi: 10.4103/1947-2714.104317.

Admission surveillance cultures among patients admitted to intensive care unit

Varsha Gupta  1 , Nidhi Singla, Satinder Gombar, Sanjeev Palta, Tripti Sahoo, Jagdish Chander
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Admission surveillance cultures among patients admitted to intensive care unit

Varsha Gupta et al. N Am J Med Sci. 2012 Dec.
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