Microbiology: An Introduction
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Chapter 23, Problem 3CAE
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There are five patients undergone thoracotomy surgery for aortic value replacement, out of five patients three were developed bacteremia through Enterobacter cloacae due to unsterilized manometer which was culture positive for Enterobacter cloacae.
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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