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Journal of Chemotherapy Volume 19, 2007 - Issue sup2: 4th International Workshop on Neonatology and 1st Meeting on Neontatal Infectivology
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Rapid Control of Two Outbreaks of Serratia marcescens in a Northern Italian Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

G. PerottiDivisione di Patologia Neonatale e Terapia Intensiva, I.R.C.C.S. S. Matteo, Pavia, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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M.E. BernardoDivisione di Patologia Neonatale e Terapia Intensiva, I.R.C.C.S. S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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M. SpallaServizio di Analisi Microbiologiche I.R.C.C.S S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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C. MattiServizio di Analisi Microbiologiche I.R.C.C.S S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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M. StronatiDivisione di Patologia Neonatale e Terapia Intensiva, I.R.C.C.S. S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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L. PaganiDipartimento di Scienze Morfologiche Eidologiche e Cliniche, Sezione di Microbiologia, Università di Pavia, Italy
Pages 56-60 | Published online: 27 Oct 2016

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