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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Microbiological study of pathogenic bacteria isolated from paediatric wound infections following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

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Pages 347-350 | Received 21 Oct 2009, Accepted 25 Nov 2009, Published online: 24 Jan 2010

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