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Original Article

Mortality Rate and Magnitude of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia as Assessed by a Semiquantitative Blood Culture System

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Pages 19-21 | Received 30 Jun 1994, Accepted 12 Sep 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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