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New Aspects in the Pathogenesis and Prevention of Polymer-Associated Foreign-Body Infections Caused by Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

B. Jansen Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstrasse 19-21, D-5000 Cologne 41 Federal Republic of, Germany
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F. Schumacher-Perdreau Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstrasse 19-21, D-5000 Cologne 41 Federal Republic of, Germany
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G. Peters Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstrasse 19-21, D-5000 Cologne 41 Federal Republic of, Germany
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G. Pulverer Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstrasse 19-21, D-5000 Cologne 41 Federal Republic of, Germany
Pages 361-380 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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