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Bacteriostatic Effect of Mixtures of 1% Propofol with 4% Lidocaine versus 4% Lidocaine Alone: Regards on Microbiologic Studies in the Field of Anesthesiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Andrés Zorrilla-Vaca  and
Kevin Escandón-Vargas
Andrés Zorrilla-Vaca*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia
Kevin Escandón-Vargas
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia
*
Calle 4B No 36-00, Faculty of Health, University of Valle, Cali 760026, Colombia (andres.zorrilla@correounivalle.edu.co).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 6 , 01 June 2014 , pp. 747 - 749
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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