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Editorial
. 2023 Nov;130(11):1118-1120.
doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.06.003. Epub 2023 Jul 16.

Association of Artificial Tears with Ocular and Systemic Infection: Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-GES-CRPA) Outbreak

Frida Velcani, Irene C Kuo, Robert M Q Shanks, James Chodosh, Prashant Garg, Guillermo Amescua, Michael E Zegans
Editorial

Association of Artificial Tears with Ocular and Systemic Infection: Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-GES-CRPA) Outbreak

Frida Velcani et al. Ophthalmology. 2023 Nov.
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