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. 1987 Jul;25(7):1343–1344. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.7.1343-1344.1987

Semiquantitative culture of catheter tips.

C Brun Buisson, A Rauss, P Legrand
PMCID: PMC269215  PMID: 3611327

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