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01-08-2019 | Aztreonam | Correspondence

Multiple colonization with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria acquired in India and transferred to Switzerland

Authors: Linda Mueller, Cornelia Ottiger, Anthony Demord, Laurent Poirel, Patrice Nordmann

Published in: Infection | Issue 4/2019

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Title: Multiple colonization with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria acquired in India and transferred to Switzerland
Authors: Linda Mueller
Cornelia Ottiger
Anthony Demord
Laurent Poirel
Patrice Nordmann
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Aztreonam
Aminoglycoside
Cefepime
Carbapenem Antibiotic
Ceftazidime
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Published in: Infection / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-019-01307-4

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