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Parenteral Versus Oral Antimicrobials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Andreas F. Widmer
Andreas F. Widmer*
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Basil, Switzerland
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 13 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 451 - 453
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1992

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