Streptococcal and enterococcal bacteremia in patients with cancer.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on July 01, 1992

Authors

A Awada1, P van der Auwera, F Meunier, D Daneau, J Klastersky

Author Affiliations

1: Service de Médecine, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium.

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