Mortality in enterococcal bloodstream infections increases with inappropriate antimicrobial therapy
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- 1 July 2011
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 17 (7), 1078-1083
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03394.x
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