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. 1996 Apr;9(2):148–165. doi: 10.1128/cmr.9.2.148

Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: microbiological, clinical, and epidemiological features.

E Bergogne-Bérézin 1, K J Towner 1
PMCID: PMC172888  PMID: 8964033

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