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Micrococcus Infection in Patients Receiving Epoprostenol by Continuous Infusion

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank J. Klinger, MD, and N. Hill, MD, for their assistance in lending the medical records of the patients; D. Auld, MT, ASCP, for obtaining the microbiological records and bacterial isolates; and N. Burdick, RN, for sharing the data on catheter placements.

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Yap, R.L., Mermel, L.A. Micrococcus Infection in Patients Receiving Epoprostenol by Continuous Infusion. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 22, 704–705 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-003-1024-1

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