(Darchy, Forceville, Bavoux) Staff anesthesiologist.
(Soriot) Resident in anesthesia.
(Domart) Staff microbiologist.
Received from the Service de Reanimation Medicochirurgicale, Centre Hospitalier de Compiegne, Compiegne, France. Submitted for publication January 17, 1996. Accepted for publication June 16, 1996. Presented in part at the 33rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, New Orleans, October 17-20, 1993.
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