Acinetobacter Infection and Resistance Profile of Intensive Care Units in a City of Northwestern Anatolia
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1 Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey 2 Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey 3 Union of Public Hospitals, Abant Izzet Baysal State Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Turkey 4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey 5 Infection Control Unit, Abant Izzet Baysal University Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
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