Antibiotic treatment of infections due to carbapenem - resistant 1 Enterobacteriaceae : systematic evaluation of the available evidence
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Antibiotic treatment of infections due to carbapenem-resistant 1 Enterobacteriaceae: systematic evaluation of the available evidence 2 3 4 Matthew E. Falagas, MD, MSc, DSc, 1,2,3 Panagiota Lourida, MD, DSc, 1 Panagiotis 5 Poulikakos, MD, 1,2 Petros I. Rafailidis, MD, MSc, 1 Giannoula S. Tansarli, MD 1 6 7 8 1. Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Marousi, Athens, Greece 9 2. Department of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases, Mitera Hospital, 10 Hygeia Group, Athens, Greece 11 3. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 12 13 14 Corresponding author: Matthew 《. Falagas, MD, MSc, DSc 15 Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 16 9 Neapoleos Street, 17 151 23 Marousi, Athens, Greece 18 Tel: +30-694-61.10.000 19 Fax: +30-210-68.39.605 20 E-mail: [email protected] 21
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