Feeding Tubes Are a Reservoir for Nosocomial Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s019594170008125x