Acinetobacter baumannii in casualties returning from Afghanistan.

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Published in Can J Infect Control on January 01, 2007

Authors

Tammy L Stuart1, Michael Mulvey, Andrew E Simor, Homer C Tien, Anthony Battad, Geoff Taylor, Joseph V Vayalumkal, Christine Weir, Marianna Ofner, Denise Gravel, Shirley Paton

Author Affiliations

1: Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

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