Nosocomial bloodstream infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis in the United States.

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Published in J Infect on December 20, 2011

Authors

Hilmar Wisplinghoff1, Tobias Paulus, Marianne Lugenheim, Danuta Stefanik, Paul G Higgins, Michael B Edmond, Richard P Wenzel, Harald Seifert

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Goldenfelsstr. 19-21, 50935 Cologne, Germany.

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