Acinetobacter spp. and other non-fermentative pathogens causing nosocomial bacteremias
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Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: Epidemiology and resistance features
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00539.x