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Intestinal colonisation and blood stream infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae (ESBLE) in patients with haematological and oncological malignancies

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    K. V. Rolston, L. Nesher, V. Mulanovich & R. Chemaly

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Rolston, K.V., Nesher, L., Mulanovich, V. et al. Intestinal colonisation and blood stream infections due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae (ESBLE) in patients with haematological and oncological malignancies. Infection 41, 1039–1040 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0434-y

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