Anaerobic bacteria commonly colonize the lower airways of intubated ICU patients
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- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Clinical Microbiology & Infection
- Vol. 9 (5), 397-405
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00551.x
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