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Catheter-Related Bacteremia Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Hemodialysis Patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Zhou Zhou  and
Dongyang Guo
Zhou Zhou
Affiliation:
Department of Nephrology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Dongyang Guo*
Affiliation:
Department of Nephrology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
*
270 Rongdu Avenue, Department of Nephrology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610083, China (gdyfeng@163.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 7 , July 2013 , pp. 765 - 766
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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