Bacteremia among children admitted to a rural hospital in Kenya.

By J. Berkley, Brett S Lowe, I. Mwangi, T D M Williams, E. Bauni, S. Mwarumba, Caroline J Ngetsa, Mary P E Slack, S. Njenga, C. A. Hart and 4 more. New England Journal of Medicine, 2005

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Subfields: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Microbiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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