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Growth properties of microorganisms in infusion fluid and methods of detection

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Infusion therapy has been employed worldwide for over 45 years, yet ironically the hazard of iatrogenic septicaemic infection only gradually became recognized in the late 1950s1.

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    I. Phillips

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Maki, D.G. (1976). Growth properties of microorganisms in infusion fluid and methods of detection. In: Phillips, I., Meers, P.D., D’Arcy, P.F. (eds) Microbiological Hazards of Infusion Therapy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6179-4_2

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