Comment on: Durability of antimicrobial activity of antibiotic-impregnated external ventricular drains: a prospective study.

J Antimicrob Chemother

Biomaterials Related Infection Group, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Published: March 2020


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