Outcome of infections due to pandrug-resistant (PDR) Gram-negative bacteria.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on April 08, 2005

Authors

Matthew E Falagas1, Ioannis A Bliziotis, Sofia K Kasiakou, George Samonis, Panayiota Athanassopoulou, Argyris Michalopoulos

Author Affiliations

1: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Athens, Greece. matthew.falagas@tufts.edu

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