Decreasing Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii in Rīga East University Hospital / Multirezistentās Acinetobacter Baumannii Izplatības Mazināšanās Rīgas Austrumu Klīniskajā Universitātes Slimnīcā
By: Māris Liepiņš, Raimonds Sīmanis and Aivars Lejnieks
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2016-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X (formerly 1407-009X) | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X
Language: English
Page range: 232 - 236
Submitted on: Mar 10, 2016
Published on: Aug 4, 2016
Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences
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