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A case of catheter related bloodstream infection by Corynebacterium striatum

Yanmei Ge1, Jingchuan Lu1, Shaozun Feng1

  • 1Nanjing Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing 211102, China.

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|November 16, 2020
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