Rectal vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization before admission to neonatal intensive care unit
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The epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization in a medical intensive care unit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Contemporary Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2667-7180
DOI: 10.16899/jcm.746021