Contaminated Mouth Swabs Caused a Multi-hospital Outbreak of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection

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Journal J Oral Microbiol

Specialty Dentistry

Date 2011 Apr 28

PMID 21523228

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Bjorn G Iversen

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