Serratia liquefaciensBloodstream Infections from Contamination of Epoetin Alfa at a Hemodialysis Center
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- 17 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 344 (20) , 1491-1497
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200105173442001
Abstract
In one month, 10 Serratia liquefaciens bloodstream infections and 6 pyrogenic reactions occurred in outpatients at a hemodialysis center.Keywords
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