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The Environment and Healthcare-Acquired Infections: Why Accurate Reporting and Evaluation of Biological Plausibility Are Important

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (2013)

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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

卷 34, 期 9, 页码 996-997

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

DOI: 10.1086/671741

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