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Eliminating Duodenoscope-Associated Transmission of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE): In Search of an Optimal Strategy

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Journal Dig Dis Sci
Specialty Gastroenterology
Date 2017 Sep 22
PMID 28932932
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