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Review
. 2021 Sep;56(9):2305-2308.
doi: 10.1038/s41409-021-01239-4. Epub 2021 Jun 23.

Outbreak of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a paediatric bone marrow transplant unit associated with water contamination of needle-free connectors and literature review

Stephanie Habermann  1 , Elena Ferran  2 , James Hatcher  3 , Hermione Lyall  2 , Josu De La Fuente  2 , Elizabeth Whittaker  2
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Review

Outbreak of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a paediatric bone marrow transplant unit associated with water contamination of needle-free connectors and literature review

Stephanie Habermann et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2021 Sep.
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The authors declare no competing interests.

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