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Research Article

A Blood Micro-Culture System for the Diagnosis of Bacteremia in Pediatric Patients

Fortino Solorzano-Santos, Maria Guadalupe Miranda-Novales, Blanca Leanos-Miranda, Humberto Diaz-Ponce, Gerardo Palacios-Saucedo
Pages 481-483 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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