904Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria (MRGN) in Intensive Care Units - Results from the German National Surveillance System for Nosocomial Infections (KISS)
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Care Units Results from the German National Surveillance System for Nosocomial Infections (KISS) Michael Behnke, PhD; Rasmus Leistner, MD; Luis Alberto Pena-Diaz, MSc; Friederike Maechler; Petra Gastmeier, MD; German National Reference Center for the Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections, Berlin, Germany; Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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