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Outbreak Investigation of Nosocomial Enterobacter cloacae bacteraemia in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Wen-Liang Yu, Huei-Shan Cheng, Hong-Chih Lin, Ching-Tien Peng, Chang-Hai Tsai Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, No. 2 Yuh Der Road, Taichung, Taiwan
Pages 293-298 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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