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Environmental sampling to detectBurkholderia cepacia in a cystic fibrosis outpatient clinic

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  1. Division of Microbiology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, NG7 2UH, Nottingham, UK

    H. Humphreys

  2. Public Health Laboratory, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, NG7 2UH, Nottingham, UK

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  3. Division of Respiratory Medicine, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK

    D. Peckham

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Humphreys, H., Peckham, D. Environmental sampling to detectBurkholderia cepacia in a cystic fibrosis outpatient clinic. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 523–525 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01691325

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