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Acinetobacter baumannii: a threat for the ICU?

Intensive Care Medicine volume 29, pages 350–351 (2003)Cite this article

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    Jordi Rello & Emili Diaz

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Rello, J., Diaz, E. Acinetobacter baumannii: a threat for the ICU?. Intensive Care Med 29, 350–351 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1661-y

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Keywords

  • Colistin
  • Acinetobacter
  • Excess Mortality
  • Bacteriuria
  • Acinetobacter Baumannii