Control of an outbreak of a highly beta-lactam-resistant Enterobacter cloacae strain in a neonatal special care unit.

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Published in Acta Paediatr on October 01, 1998

Authors

O Finnström1, B Isaksson, S Haeggman, L G Burman

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1: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.

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