Amikacin-resistant Acinetobacter species mediated by the aphA6 gene associated with clinical outcome at an academic complex hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2078-5135,0256-9574
DOI: 10.7196/samj.2019.v110i1.14045