Outbreak of nosocomial urinary tract infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a paediatric surgical unit associated with tap-water contamination.

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Published in J Hosp Infect on August 01, 1998

Authors

A Ferroni1, L Nguyen, B Pron, G Quesne, M C Brusset, P Berche

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1: Service de Microbiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.

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