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Coagulase-negative staphylococci in wounds: Pathogens or contaminants?

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von Graevenitz, A. Coagulase-negative staphylococci in wounds: Pathogens or contaminants?. Infection 13, 2–3 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01643611

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