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REMIC: Référentiel en microbiologie médicale – 7eme édition (2022)

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Shortened antibiotic treatment durations: recommendations for common infections (2017)

Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française (SPILF)
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WHO Guidelines on drawing blood: best practices in phlebotomy (2010)

World Health Organization
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