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Description of Respiratory Microbiology of Children With Long-Term Tracheostomies

Rachael McCaleb, Robert H Warren, Denise Willis, Holly D Maples, Shasha Bai and Catherine E O'Brien
Respiratory Care April 2016, 61 (4) 447-452; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03518
Rachael McCaleb
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Robert H Warren
Arkansas Children's Hospital and with the Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonary Section, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Denise Willis
Arkansas Center for Respiratory Technology Dependent Children, Respiratory Care Services, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Akansas.
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Holly D Maples
Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Shasha Bai
Arkansas Children's Hospital and with the Department of Pediatrics, Biostatistics Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202.
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Rachael McCaleb, Robert H Warren, Denise Willis, Holly D Maples, Shasha Bai, Catherine E O'Brien
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