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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 33, 2001 - Issue 10
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Research Article

Catheter-related Bacteremia due to Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a Single-lung Transplant Recipient

Edoardo Carretto Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia, Laboratori Sperimentali di Ricerca
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Daniela Barbarini Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia, Laboratori Sperimentali di Ricerca
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Federico Capra Marzani Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione
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Paolo Fumagalli Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione
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Vincenzina Monzillo Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia, Laboratori Sperimentali di Ricerca
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Piero Marone Laboratorio di Batteriologia e Micologia, Laboratori Sperimentali di Ricerca
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Vincenzo Emmi Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione
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Pages 780-782 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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