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Catheter sepsis due to coagulase-negative staphylococci in patients on total parenteral nutrition

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  1. Department of Medicine, Hospital de Bellvitge “Princeps d Espanya, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain

    S. Capell

  2. Department of Microbiology, Hospital de Bellvitge “Princeps d Espanya, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain

    J. Liñares

  3. Department of Surgery, Hospital de Bellvitge “Princeps d Espanya, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain

    A. Sitges-Serra

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Capell, S., Liñares, J. & Sitges-Serra, A. Catheter sepsis due to coagulase-negative staphylococci in patients on total parenteral nutrition. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 5, 40–42 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013459

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