diagnosis of acinetobacter baumannii infections
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Diagnosis of Acinetobacter Baumannii Infections
DEAR EDITOR I read the recent article about the antibiotic resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii with great interest. A. baumannii frequently colonizes on the skin, respiratory and genitourinary tract of hospitalized patients. It has the ability to survive in the environment on both animate and inanimate objects. Transmission from these sources can give rise to respiratory, urinary and soft tis...
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international journal of preventive medicineجلد ۳، شماره ۱۱، صفحات ۰-۰
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