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Original Paper

Investigation of Burkholderia cepacia Nosocomial Outbreak with High Fatality in Patients Suffering from Diseases other than Cystic Fibrosis

Asem A Shehabi Clinical Laboratories, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Waleed Abu-al-soud Paediatrics, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
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Azmi Mahafzah Department of Medical Microbiology, Dermatology and Infection, Lund University, Sweden
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Najwa Khuri-bulos Clinical Laboratories, Amman, Jordan
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Ilham Abu Khader Paediatrics, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
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Ibn-sina Ouis Department of Medical Microbiology, Dermatology and Infection, Lund University, Sweden
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Torkel Wadström Clinical Laboratories, Amman, Jordan
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Pages 174-178 | Received 16 Oct 2003, Accepted 20 Jan 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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