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Enterococcal Infections in a Greek Intensive Care Unit: A 5-y Study

Christina Routsi, Evangelia Platsouka, Olga Paniara, Efrosini Dimitriadou, George Saroglou, Charis Roussos, Apostolos Armaganidis Evangelismos Hospital, Critical Care Dpt, 45-47 Ipsilandou St., GR-106 75 Athens, Greece
Pages 275-280 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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