Corrigendum to 'Efficacy of the CHRONOlight biodynamic lighting system for control of nosocomial Gram-negative

Patricia Pérez-Palacios1, Pedro Bustamante2, Samuel Domínguez-Amarillo2

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain; Institute of Biomedicine of Sevilla, University Hospital Virgen Macarena/CSIC/University of Sevilla, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

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