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Lina, B., Forey, F., Troncy, J. et al. Oral source ofStaphylococcus epidermidis septicemia in a neutropenic patient. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 13, 773–775 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02276066
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