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Bloodstream infections in older patients

Dafna YahavUnit of Infectious Diseases, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Noa Eliakim-RazUnit of Infectious Diseases, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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Leonard LeiboviciSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel;Department of Medicine E, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah-Tikva, Israel
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Mical PaulSackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel;Unit of Infectious Diseases, Rambam Hospital, Haifa, Israel
Pages 341-352 | Received 11 Sep 2015, Accepted 10 Dec 2015, Published online: 08 Feb 2016

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