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. 1996 Apr-Jun;2(2):125–129.

Nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Spain.

J V Rullán 1, D Herrera 1, R Cano 1, V Moreno 1, P Godoy 1, E F Peiró 1, J Castell 1, C Ibañez 1, A Ortega 1, L S Agudo 1, F Pozo 1
PMCID: PMC2639835  PMID: 8903213

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