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. 1984 Dec 22;289(6460):1727–1728. doi: 10.1136/bmj.289.6460.1727

An unusual source of hospital wound infection.

W A Dickson, P Boothman, K Hare

PMCID: PMC1444798 PMID: 6440623

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