325Risk Factors Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Colonization in Wounded Military Personnel Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
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325. Risk Factors Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Colonization in Wounded Military Personnel Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan Laura Gilbert, MD; Ping Li, MS; Clinton K. Murray, MD; Heather Yun, MD; Deepak Aggarwal, MSE, MSPH; David Tribble, MD, DrPH; Amy Weintrob, MD; IDCRP TIDOS working group; Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD; Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Infectious Disease Service, San Antonio Military Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, TX; San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, TX; Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Bethesda, MD
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