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Comparison of Escherichia coli Strains as Agents for Bacterial Interference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rabin O. Darouiche ,
Sarah Riosa  and
Richard A. Hull
Rabin O. Darouiche*
Affiliation:
Center for Prostheses Infection, Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center andBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Sarah Riosa
Affiliation:
Center for Prostheses Infection, Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center andBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Richard A. Hull
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Michael E. Debakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
*
Center for Prostheses Infection, Baylor College of Medicine, 1333 Moursund Ave, Ste A221, Houston, TX 77030, (rdarouiche@aol.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , June 2010 , pp. 659 - 661
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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