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Nosocomial bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistantStaphylococcus epidermidis in four patients with cancer, neutropenia, and previous treatment with vancomycin

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Trnava, Slovak Republic

    V. Krcmery Jr., L. Drgona, J. Lacka & E. Oravcova

  2. Department of Chemotherapy and Microbiology, National Cancer Institute, Klenova 1, 833 10, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    J. Trupl

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Krcmery, V., Trupl, J., Drgona, L. et al. Nosocomial bacteremia due to vancomycin-resistantStaphylococcus epidermidis in four patients with cancer, neutropenia, and previous treatment with vancomycin. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 15, 259–261 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01591369

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