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Original Article

Bacteremia in HIV-positive and AIDS Patients: Incidence, Species Distribution, Risk-factors, Outcome, and Influence of Long-term Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment

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Pages 635-642 | Received 05 Apr 1994, Accepted 27 Jul 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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