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Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Associated With Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Lawrence Eisenstein
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York and State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Colleen Daly
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York and State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
Burke A. Cunha
Affiliation:
Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York and State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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