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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Which patient is a candidate for empirical therapy against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia? An analysis of associated risk factors in a tertiary care hospital

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Pages 527-531 | Received 04 Jul 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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