Atypical Infections in Tsunami Survivors
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After a tsunami hit Asia in December 2004, 2 survivors had severe infections due to multidrug-resistant and atypical bacteria and rare fungi weeks afterwards. Treating these infections is challenging from a clinical and microbiologic point of view.
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دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005