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Selective decontamination of the intestines: An important clinical treatment modality?

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Verhoef, J. Selective decontamination of the intestines: An important clinical treatment modality?. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 10, 477–478 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963932

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