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Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 5/2016

30.11.2015 | Letter to the Editor

Detection of Enterococcus spp. in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with high-risk neutropenia: May it be ignored?

verfasst von: Max Desole, Karin G. Schrenk, Ulf Schnetzke, Andreas Hochhaus, Sebastian Scholl

Erschienen in: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology | Ausgabe 5/2016

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Titel
Detection of Enterococcus spp. in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with high-risk neutropenia: May it be ignored?
verfasst von
Max Desole
Karin G. Schrenk
Ulf Schnetzke
Andreas Hochhaus
Sebastian Scholl
Publikationsdatum
30.11.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology / Ausgabe 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0171-5216
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1335
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-015-2084-1

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