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Resistance of gram-negative non-fermentative bacilli causing bloodstream infection, Vienna, 1996–2003

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  1. Clinical Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Division of Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Vienna, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18–20, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    F. Daxboeck, O. Assadian, A. Blacky, W. Koller & A. M. Hirschl

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Daxboeck, F., Assadian, O., Blacky, A. et al. Resistance of gram-negative non-fermentative bacilli causing bloodstream infection, Vienna, 1996–2003. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 23, 415–416 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-004-1118-4

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