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Proficiency of clinical laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, to detect vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
  • Published Date:

    1999 Jan-Feb

  • Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 5(1):143-146.
  • Language:
    English
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