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. 2022 Nov;23(4):500-502.
doi: 10.1177/17511437211012152. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Increased blood culture contamination rate during COVID-19 outbreak in intensive care unit: A brief report from a single-centre

Emanuele Russo  1 , Giuliano Bolondi  1 , Emiliano Gamberini  1 , Domenico Pietro Santonastaso  1 , Alessandro Circelli  1 , Martina Spiga  1 , Vittorio Sambri  2 , Vanni Agnoletti  1
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Increased blood culture contamination rate during COVID-19 outbreak in intensive care unit: A brief report from a single-centre

Emanuele Russo et al. J Intensive Care Soc. 2022 Nov.
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